The Little Office of The Blessed Virgin Mary

THE
LITTLE OFFICE
OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

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THE
LITTLE OFFICE
OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
CONTENTS
Vespers................................................................................................................................................... 6
Compline...............................................................................................................................................18
Matins....................................................................................................................................................25
Lauds.....................................................................................................................................................42
Prime.....................................................................................................................................................55
Terce.......................................................................................................................................................9
Sext........................................................................................................................................................63
None......................................................................................................................................................67
Commemorations..................................................................................................................................71
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PRAYER BEFORE THE DIVINE OFFICE
Aperi,
Open Thou, O Lord, my mouth,
Dmine, os meum ad benedicndum

nomen sanctum tuum: munda quoque cor meum
ab mnibus vanis, pervrsis et alinis
cogitatinibus; intellctum illmina, affctum
inflmma, ut digne, attnte ac devte hoc
Offcium recitre vleam, et exaudri mrear ante
conspctum divn Majesttis tu. Per Christum
Dminum nostrum. Amen.
to bless Thy
Holy Name: cleanse also my heart from all vain,
evil and wandering thoughts; enlighten mine
understanding, and inflame my will, that I may
worthily recite this Office with intention and
devotion, and deserve to be heard in the presence
of Thy Divine Majesty. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Dmine, in unine illus divn intentinis, qua O Lord, in union with that divine intention with
ipse in terris laudes Deo persolvsti, has tibi which Thou didst praise God on Earth, I offer
this (these) hour (s )to Thee .
Horas (vel hanc tibi Horam) perslvo
PRAYERS AFTER THE DIVINE OFFICE

To those who, after the Divine Office, shall on their knees recite devotion the following prayer, Pope
Leo X. granted indulgence in respect of those shortcomings and faults which they may have
committed through human farilty, while saying the Office.
SACROSANCT
TO the most holy and undivided Trinity, to the
et indivdu Trinitti,
crucifxi Dmini nostri Jesu Christi humanitti,
beatssim et gloriosssim semprque Vrginis
Mar fcnd integritti, et mnium Sanctrum
universitti sit sempitrna laus, honor, virtus et
glria ab omni creatra, nobsque remssio
mnium peccatrum, per inifinta scula
sculrum.
R. Amen.
humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ, crucified, to

the spotless maternity of the most blessed and
glorious ever Virgin Mary, and to the whole
assembly of the Saints, be everlasting praise,
honour, power and glory from every creature, and
to us forgiveness of all our sins for ever and ever.
R. Amen
V. Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary,

V. Beta vscera Mar Vrginis, qu portavrunt which bore the Son of the Eternal Father.
trni Patris Flium.
R. And blessed are the breasts, which nourished
R. Et beta bera, qu lactavrunt Christum our Lord.
Dminum.
PATER
OUR FATHER, Who art in heaven, hallowed
noster, qui es in clis, sanctifictur

nomen tuum. Advniat regnum tuum. Fiat
volntas tua, sicut in clo et in terra. Panem
nostrum quotidinum da nobis hdie.
Et
dimtte nobis dbita nostra, sicut et nos
dimttimus debitribus nostris. Et ne nos indcas
in tentatinem: sed lbera nos a malo. Amen.
be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be

done on earth as it is in heaven.Give us this this
day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil. Amen.
Prayers after the Divine Office
AVE Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum; bene- Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
dicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus
ventris tui Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora
pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis
nostrae. Amen.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is

the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother
of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour
of our death. Amen.
CREDO
I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, creator
in Deum, Patrem omnipotntem,

creatrem cli et terr, et in Jesum Christum,
Flium ejus nicum, Dminum nostrum: qui
concptus est de Spritu Sancto, natus ex Mara
Vrgine, passus sub Pntio Pilto, crucifxus,
mrtuus, et sepltus;descndit ad nferos; trtia
die resurrxit a mrtuis; ascndit ad clos; sedet
ad dxteram Dei Patris omnipotntis: inde
ventrus est judicre vivos et mrtuos.
of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His

only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the
Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and
was buried. He descended into hell; the third day
He arose again from the dead; He ascended into
heaven, and sits at the right of God, the Father
Almighty; thence He shall come to judge the
living and the dead.
Credo in Spritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclsiam

cathlicam, Sanctrum communinem, remissinem peccatrum, carnis resurrectinem, vitam
trnam. Amen.
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy catholic

Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life
everlasting. Amen.
THE LITTLE OFFICE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

VESPERS
Ave Maria, etc, secreto.
Hail Mary, etc silently.
The Ave Maria is always recited at the beginning of the Hours of the B.V.M.
DEUS, in adjutorium meum intende.
O God, hasten to mine assistance.
R. Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
CV. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to

R. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper et in the Holy Ghost.
saecula saeculorum. Amen. Alleluia.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
From Septuagesima Sunday until Holy Saturday instead of the Alleluia is said:
Laus tibi Domine, Rex aeternae gloriae.
Praise be to Thee, O Lord, king of endless glory.
From Candelmass until Advent:

Ant. Dum esset Rex * in accubitu suo, nardus Ant. Whilst the King was at table my spikenard
mea dedit odorem suavitatis
gave forth a sweet odour.
The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin MaryVespers

In Advent:
Ant. Missus est * Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam Ant. The Angel Gabriel was sent * unto Mary
Virginem desponsatam Joseph.
the Virgin, who was betrothed to Joseph.
From Christmas until Candelmas:
Ant. O admirabile commercium! * creator generis
humani animatum corpus sumens, de Virgine
nasci dignatus est: et procedens homo sine
semine, largitus est nobis suam Deitatem.
Ant. O wonderous union! * The Creator of

mankind, taking a living body, vouchsafed to be
born of a Virgin, and becoming man, conceived
without seed, bestowed upon us His Godhead.
Ps. 109
Dixit
The Lord said to My Lord: Sit Thou at my right
Dominus Domino meo:* sede a dextris
meis.
hand: Until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.
Donec ponam inimicos tuos,* scabillum pedum The Lord will send forth the sceptre of Thy
tuorum.
power out of Sion: rule Thou in the midst of
Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus ex Sion:* thine enemies.
dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum.
Thine is the dominion in the day of Thy power,

Tecum principium in die virtutis tuae, in amid the brightness of the saints: from the womb
splendoribus Sanctorum:* ex utero ante luciferum before the day-star have I begotte Thee.
genui te.
The Lord hath sworn, and He will not repent:
Juravit Dominus, et non paenitebit eum:* tu es Thou art a priest forever after the order of
sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech.
Melchisedech.
The Lord upon Thy right hand hath overthrown

Dominus a dextris tuis,* confregit in die irae suae kings in the day of his wrath.
reges.
He shall judge among nations; He shall fill the
Judicabit in nationibus, implebit ruinas:* land with the fallen. He shall smite in sunder the
heads in the land of many.
conquassabit capita in terra multorum.
De torrente in via bibet:* propterea exaltabit He shall drink of a brook in the way: therefore
shall He lift up His head.
caput.
Gloria Patri.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
From Septuagesima Sunday until Holy Saturday instead of the Alleluia is said:
Laus tibi Domine, Rex aeternae gloriae.
Praise be to Thee, O Lord, king of endless glory.
Ant. Dum esset Rex * in accubitu suo, nardus Ant. Whilst the King was at table my spikenard
mea dedit odorem suavitatis
gave forth a sweet odour.
In Advent:
Ant. Missus est * Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam
Ant. The Angel Gabriel was sent * unto Mary

the Virgin, who was betrothed to Joseph.

Ant. O admirabile commercium! * creator generis
humani animatum corpus sumens, de Virgine
nasci dignatus est: et procedens homo sine
semine, largitus est nobis suam Deitatem.
Ant. O wonderous union! * The Creator of

mankind, taking a living body, vouchsafed to be
born of a Virgin, and becoming man, conceived
Ant. Quando natus es ineffabiliter ex Virgine,

tunc impletae sunt Scripturae: sicut pluvia in
vellus descendisti, ut salvum faceres genus
humanum; te laudamus, Deus noster.
Ant. When thou wert wonderously born* of a

Virgin, then were the Scriptures fulfilled: Thou
camest down like the rain upon the fleece, that
Thou mightest save mankind. We praise Thee,
our God.
Ps. 112
Laudate
Praise the Lord, ye servants: praise the name of
pueri Dominum:* laudate nomen
Domini.
the Lord.
Sit nomen Domini benedictum:* ex hoc nunc, et Blessed be the name of the Lord, from this time
usque in saeculum.
forth for evermore
A solis ortu usque ad occasum,* laudabile nomen From the rising of the sun unto its going down
Domini.
the name of the Lord is worthy to be praised.
Excelsus super omnes Gentes Dominus,* super The Lord is high above all nations; and His glory
coelos gloria ejus.
above the heavens.
Quis sicut Dominus Deus noster, qui in altis Who is like unto the Lord our God, Who
habitat,* et humilia respicit in coelo et in terra?
dwelleth on high: yet regardeth lowly things in
Suscitans a terra inopem:* et de stercore erigens heaven and on earth?
pauperem:
Who raiseth up the needy from the earth, and

Ut collocet eum cum principibus,* cum lifteth the poor out of the dunghill;
principibus populi sui.
That He may place him with the princes, even
with the princes of His people.
Qui habitare facit sterilem in domo,* matrem
filiorum laetantem
Who maketh the barren woman dwell in her
house the joyful mother of children.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory be, &c.
From Candlemas until Advent:
Ant. Laeva ejus sub capite meo, et dextera illius Ant. His left hand is under my head, and His
amplexabitur me.
right hand shall embrace me.
Ant. Nigra sum,* sed formosa, filiae Jerusalem: Ant. I am black, * but beautiful, O ye daughters
ideo dilexit me Rex, et introfxit me in cubiculum of Jerusalem: therefore the King hath loved me,
suum.
and brought me into His Chamber.

During Advent:
Ant. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum: Ant. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with
benedicta tu in mulieribus, Alleluia.
thee; blessed art thou amongst women,Alleluia.
Ant. Ne timeas Maria: * invenisti gratiam apud Ant. Fear not, O Mary:* thou hast found grace
Dominum: ecce concipies, et paries Filium. before the Lord. Behold, thou shalt conceivce
Alleluia.
and shalt bring forth a Son. Alleluia.
From Christmas until Candlemas:
vellus descendisti, ut salvum faceres genus
humanum; te laudamus, Deus noster.
Ant. When thou wert wonderously born* of a

Virgin, then were the Scriptures fulfilled: Thou
our God.
Ant. Rebum, quem viderat Moyses* incom- Ant. The bush which Moses saw * unconsumed
bustam conservatam agnovimus tuam laudabilem we acknowledge to be thine admirable Virginity,
which thou didst keep inviolate; Mother of God,
Virginitatem; Dei Genitrix, intercede pro nobis.
plead for us.
Ps. 121
Laetatus
sum in his quae dicta sunt mihi in

rejoiced at the things that were said unto me:
domum Domini ibimus
We will go into the house of the Lord.
Stantes erant pedes nostri in atriis tuis Hierusalem Our feet were standing witin thy courts,
Jerusalem quae aedificatur ut civitas cuius O Jerusalem.
participatio eius in id ipsum
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, that is

Illic enim ascenderunt tribus tribus Domini compact together.
testimonium Israhel ad confitendum nomini For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the
Domini
Lord: an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to
Quia illic sederunt sedes in iudicium sedes super the name of the Lord.
domum David
For there are set up thrones of judgment, thrones

Rogate quae ad pacem sunt Jerusalem et of the house of David.
abundantia diligentibus te
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of
Fiat pax in virtute tua et abundantia in turribus Jerusalem; and plenty be to them that love Thee.
tuis
Let peace be in thy stronghold and plenty in thy

Propter fratres meos et proximos meos loquebar towers.
pacem de te
For my brethren and my neighbours' sake, I spake
Propter domum Domini Dei nostri quaesivi bona peace concerning thee.
tibi
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I

have sought good things for thee.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory be, &c.


From Candlemas until Advent :
Ant. Nigra sum,* sed formosa, filiae Jerusalem: Ant. I am black, * but beautiful, O ye daughters
ideo dilexit me Rex, et introfxit me in cubiculum of Jerusalem: therefore the King hath loved me,
suum.
and brought me into His Chamber.
Ant. Jam hiems transiit, * imber abiit et recessit: Ant. Now winter is past, * the rain is over and
surge amica mea, et veni.
gone: arise, my love and come.
During Advent:
Ant. Ne timeas Maria: * invenisti gratiam apud Ant. Fear not, O Mary:* thou hast found grace
Dominum: ecce concipies, et paries Filium. before the Lord. Behold, thou shalt conceivce
Alleluia.
and shalt bring forth a Son. Alleluia.
Ant. Dabit ei Dominus* sedem David patris ejus, Ant. The Lord shall give Him * the throne of
et regnabit in aeternum.
David His father, and He shall reign forever.
Ant.
Rebum,
quem
viderat
Moyses*
incombustam conservatam agnovimus tuam
laudabilem Virginitatem; Dei Genitrix, intercede
pro nobis.
Ant. The bush which Moses saw * unconsumed

we acknowledge to be thine admirable Virginity,
which thou didst keep inviolate; Mother of God,
plead for us.
Ant. Germinavit radix Jesse,* orta est stella ex Ant. The root of Jesse hath budded, *a star hath
Jacob: Virgo peperit Salvatorem: te laudamus, arisen out of Jacob; a virgin hath brought forth a
Deus noster.
Saviour; we give praise to Thee, Our God.
Ps. 126
Nisi
Dominus aedificaverit domum in vanum

nless the Lord build the house, they labour in
laboraverunt qui aedificant eam nisi Dominus vain that build it. Unless the Lord keep the city,
custodierit civitatem frustra vigilavit qui custodit he watcheth in vain that keepeth it.
Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere surgere It is vain for you to rise before light, rise ye after
postquam sederitis qui manducatis panem doloris you have sitten, you that eat the bread of sorrow.
cum dederit dilectis suis somnum
When he shall give sleep to his beloved,
Ecce hereditas Domini filii mercis fructus ventris
Behold the inheritance of the Lord are children:

Sicut sagittae in manu potentis ita filii the reward, the fruit of the womb.
excussorum
As arrows in the hand of the mighty, so the
Beatus vir qui implebit desiderium suum ex ipsis children of them that have been shaken.
non confundentur cum loquentur inimicis suis in Blessed is the man that hath filled the desire with
porta
them; he shall not be confounded when he shall
speak to his enemies in the gate.
Ant. Jam hiems transiit, * imber abiit et recessit:
surge amica mea, et veni.
Ant. Now winter is past, * the rain is over and

gone: arise, my love and come.
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Ant. Speciosa facta es, * et suavis in deliciis tuis, Ant. Beautiful art thou, * and sweet in thy
sancta Dei Genitrix
delight, O holy Mother of God.
During Advent:
Ant. Dabit ei Dominus sedem David patris ejus,
Ant. The Lord shall give Him the throne of

David His father, and He shall reign forever.
Ant. Ecce ancilla Domini, * fiat mihi secundum

verbum tuum.
Ant. Behold the handmaid of the Lord, * be it

done unto me according to thy word.

Ant. Germinavit radix Jesse, orta est stella ex Ant. The root of Jesse hath budded, a star hath
Jacob: Virgo peperit Salvatorem: te laudamus, arisen out of Jacob; a Virgin hath brought us
Deus noster.
forth a Saviour; we give praise to Thee, Our God.
Ant. Behold, Mary * hath brought us forth a
Ant. Ecce Maria* genuit nobis Salvatorem, quem Saviour, Whom when John saw, he cried aloud,
Joannes videns exclamavit dicens: Ecce Agnus saying: Behold the Lamb of God! Behold Him
Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi, Alleluia.
who taketh away the sins of the world. Alleluia.
Ps. 147
Lauda Jerusalem Dominum lauda Deum tuum Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God,
Sion
O Sion.
Quoniam confortavit seras portarum tuarum For He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates:
benedixit filiis tuis in te
He hath blessed thy children within thee.
Qui posuit fines tuos pacem et adipe frumenti Who maketh thy borders peaceful, and filleth
satiat te
thee with the fat of corn.
Qui emittit eloquium suum terrae velociter currit Who sendeth forth His decree upon earth: very
sermo eius
swiftly runneth His word.
Qui dat nivem sicut lanam nebulam sicut cinerem Who giveth snow like wool: He scattereth mist
spargit
like ashes.
Mittit cristallum suum sicut buccellas ante faciem He sendeth his ice like morsels: who shall stand
frigoris eius quis sustinebit
before the face of his cold?
Emittet verbum suum et liquefaciet ea flabit He sendeth forth His word and melteth them; His
spiritus eius et fluent aquae
wind bloweth, and the waters flow.
Qui adnuntiat verbum suum Iacob iustitias et Who declareth his word unto Jacob: His justice
iudicia sua Israel
judgment to Israel.
Non fecit taliter omni nationi et iudicia sua non He hath not done so to every nation; nor hath He
manifestavit eis.
shown them His judgments.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory be, &c.
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From Christmas until Advent:
Ant. Speciosa facta es, et suavis in deliciis tuis, Ant. Beautiful art thou, and sweet in thy delight,
sancta Dei Genetrix.
O holy Mother of God.
During Advent:
Ant. Ecce ancilla Domini, fiat mihi secundum Ant. Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done
verbum tuum.
unto me according to thy word.
Ant. Ecce Maria genuit nobis Salvatorem, quem Ant. Behold, Mary * hath brought us forth a
Joannes videns exclamavit dicens: Ecce Agnus Saviour, Whom when John saw, he cried aloud,
saying: Behold the Lamb of God! Behold Him
who taketh away the sins of the world. Alleluia.
Little ChapterEcclus. xxiv
Ab initio, et ante saecula creata sum et usque ad
futurum non desinam, et in habitatione sancta
coram ipso ministravi.
From the beginning and before the world was I

created, and unto the world to come I shall not
cease to be, and in the holy dwelling-place have I
ministered before Him.
R. Deo Gratias
R. Thanks be to God.
During Advent:
Little Chapter Isaias xi
Egreditur virga de radice Jesse, et flos de radice There shall come forth a rod out of the root of
ejus ascendet, et requiescet super eum Spiritus Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root,
Domini.
and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him.
R. Deo gratias.
Hymn
Ave maris stella,
Hail thou star of ocean!
Dei Mater alma,
Portal of the sky!

Ever Virgin Mother
Of the Lord most high!
atque semper Virgo,

Felix cli porta.
Sumens illud ave
Gabrielis ore,
Funda nos in pace,
Mutans Hevae nomen.
Oh by Gabriel's Ave,
Uttered long ago,
Eva's name reversing,
Establish peace below.
12

Solve vincla reis,
Profer lumen caecis,
Mala nostra pelle,
Bona cuncta posce.
Break the captive's fetters,

Light on blindness pourr;
All our ills expelling,
Every bliss implore.
Monstra te esse Matrem,

Sumat per te preces,
Qui pro nobis natus,
Tulit esse tuus.
Show thyself a mother;

offer Him our sighs,
who for us incarnate
Virgo singularis,
Inter omnes mitis,
Nos culpis solutos,
Mites fac et castos.
Vitam praesta puram,
Ita para tutum,
Ut videntes Jesum
Semper collaetemur.
Sit laus Deo Patri,
Summo Christo decus,
Spiritui sancto,
Tribus honor unus.
Amen.
Did not thee despise.

Virgin of all virgins!
To thy shelter take us:
Gentlest of the gentle!
Chaste and gentle make us
Still, as on we journey,
help our weak endeavour,
Till with thee and Jesus
We rejoice forever
Through the highest heaven,
To the almighty three. Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit.
One same glory be.
Amen.
V. Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis.
V. Grace is poured forth upon thy lips.
R. Propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternum.
R. Therefore God hath blessed thee forever.

Ant. Beata mater, * et intacta Virgo, gloriosa Ant. O blessed Mother,* and Virgin undefiled, O
Regina mundi, intercede pro nobis ad Dominum. glorious queen of the world, plead for us before
the Lord.
During Eastertide instead of the above is said:
Ant. Regina Coeli * laetare, Alleluia: quia quem
meruisti portare, Alleluia: resurrexit sicut dixit,
Alleluia: ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia.
During Advent:
Ant. Spiritus sanctus* in te descendet, Maria: ne
timeas, habebis in utero Filium Dei, Alleluia.
Ant. O queen of heaven,* rejoice, Alleluia! for

He whom thou didst merit to bear, Alleluia, hast
risen, as He said, Alleluia; pray for us to God,
Alleluia.
Ant. The Holy Ghost* shall come upon thee,
Mary; fear not, thou shalt hold within thy womb
the Son of God. Alleluia.
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Ant. Magnum haereditatis mysterium!* Templum
Dei factusest uterus nescientis virum: non est
pollutus ex ea carnem assumens: omnes gentes
venient dicentes: Gloria tibi, Domine.
Ant. How great the mystery* of our inheritance!

The womb of the one that knoweth not man hath
become the temple of God! He was not defiled in
taking flesh of her. All nations shall come and
say: Glory be to Thee O Lord.
Canticum MagnificatLuke 1
MAGNIFICAT : * nima mea Dminum.
MY SOUL doth magnify the Lord, * and my
Et exsultvit spritus meus: * in Deo, salutri spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
meo.
For he hath regarded * the lowliness of his
handmaiden.
Quia respxit humilittem ancll su: * ecce
enim ex hoc
generatines.
betam
me
dicent
omnes
For behold, from henceforth * all generations

shall call me blessed.
Quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est: * (Fit

For he that is mighty hath magnified me; *
reverntia) et sanctum nomen ejus.
(Here all make a profound reverence) and holy is
Et misericrdia ejus, a prognie in prognies: * his Name.
timntibus eum.
And his mercy is on them that fear him *

throughout
all generations.
Fecit potntiam in brchio suo: * disprsit
suprbos mente cordis sui.
He hath shewed strength with his arm; * he hath
scattered
the proud in the imagination of their
Depsuit potntes de sede: * et exaltvit hmiles.
hearts.
Esurintes implvit bonis: * et dvites dimsit
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, *
innes.
and hath exalted the humble and meek.
Suscpit Isral perum suum: * recordtus
He hath filled the hungry with good things; *
misericrdi su.
and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Sicut loctus est ad patres nostros: * Abraham, et
He remembering his mercy hath holpen his
smini ejus in scula.
servant Israel; * as he promised to our
Glria Patri, et Flio, * et Spirtui Sancto.
forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.
Sicut erat in princpio, et nunc, et semper, * et in
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to
scula sculrum. Amen.
the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be, * world without end. Amen.
From Candlemass until Advent:
Ant. Beata Mater, et intatcta Virgo, gloriosa Ant. O blessed Mother, and Virgin undefiled, O
Regina mundi, intercede pro nobis ad Dominum. glorious Queen of the world, plead for us before
the Lord.
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During Eastertide:
Ant. Regina Coeli * laetare, Alleluia: quia quem
meruisti portare, Alleluia: resurrexit sicut dixit,
Ant. O Queen of heaven, rejoice, Alleluia, for He

whom thou didst merti to bear, Alleluia, hath
risen as He said, Alleluia, pray for us to God.
Alleluia.
During Advent:
Ant. Spiritus sanctus* in te descendet, Maria: ne
Ant. The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,

the Son of God, Alleluia.

Ant. Magnum haereditatis mysterium!* Templum
Dei factusest uterus nescientis virum: non est
venient dicentes: Gloria tibi, Domine.
Ant. O how great the mystery of our inheritance.

The womb of one that knoweth not man hath
become the temple of God! He was not defiled in
the taking of flesh of her. All nations shall come
and shall say: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christe, eleison.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Kyrie, eleison.
Lor, have mercy upon us.
V. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.*
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Concede nos famulos tuos, quaesumus, Domine Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we,
Deus, perpetua mentis et corporis sanitate
gaudere: et gloriosa beatae Mariae semper
Virginis intercessione a praesenti liberari tristitia,
et aeterna perfrui laetitia. Per Christum Dominum
nostrum. R. Amen.
Thy servants, may enjoy perpetual health of mind

and body; and by the glorious intercession of the
Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from
present sorrow and possess everlasting joy.
Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
During Advent:
Oremus.
Deus,
Let us pray.
qui de beatae Mariae Virginis utero,

God, Who didst that Thine eternal Word
Verbum tuum, Angelo nunciante, carnem
should take flesh, in the womb of the Blessed
* Here and elsewhere, before and after the Prayer, if a Priest or deacon is saying the Office, V. Dominus vobiscum and
R. Et cum spiritu tuo are said instead of the V. Domine, exaudi, etc.
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suscipere voluisti: praesta supplicibus tuis; ut qui
vere eam, Genetricem Dei credimus, ejus apud te
intercessionibus adjuvemur. Per eumdem
Christum Dominum nostrum. R. Amen.
Virgin Mary, when the Angel delivered his

message : grant that Thy petitioners, who truly
believe her to be the Mother of God, may be
aided by her intercession. Through the same
Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus
qui salutis aeterne, beatae Mariae

virginitate foecunda, humano generi praemia
praestitisti: tribue, quaesumus; ut ipsam pro nobis
intercedere sentiamus, per quam meruimus
auctorem vitae suscipere, Dominum nostrum
Jesum Christum Filium tuum.R. Amen.
God, Who, by the fruitful Virginity of the

Blessed Virgin Mary, hast given to mankind the
rewards of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech
Thee, that we may experience her intercession
for us, by whom we deserved to receive the
Author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son.
R. Amen.
Commemoration of the Saints

Throughout the year until Advent:
Ant. Sancti Dei omnes, intercedere dignemini pro Ant. All ye Saints of God, vouchsafe to plead for
nostra omniumque salute.
our salvation and for that of all mankind.
V. Laetamini in Domino, et exultate justi.
V. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice ye just.
R. Et gloriamini omnes recti corde.
R. And be joyful all ye that are right of heart.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Protege,
Omnes
May all Thy Saints, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
Domine, populum tuum, et Apostolhield, O Lord, Thy people, and ever keep them
orum tuorum Petri et Pauli, et aliorum in Thy care, who put their trust in the pleading of
Apostolorum patrocino confidentem, perpetua Thine apostles Peter and Paul, and of the other
defensione conserva.
apostles.
Sancti tui, quaesumus Domine, nos
ubique adjuvent: ut dum eorum merita recolimus,
patrocina sentiamus; et pacem tuam nostris
concede: temporibus, et ab Ecclesia tua cunctam
repelle nequitiam: iter, actus et voluntates nostras,
et omnium famulorum tuorum, in salutis tuae
prosperitate dispone: benefactoribus nostris
sempiterna bona retribue, et omnibus fidelibus
defunctis requiem aeternam concede. Per
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum:
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus sancti
Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.
everywhere come to our help, that while we do

honour to their merits, we may also enjoy their
intercession: grant Thine own peace unto our
times, and drive away all the wickedness from
Thy Church; direct our way,our actions, and our
wishes and those of all Thy servants in the way
of salvation; to our benefactors render everlasting
blessings, and toall the faithful departed grant
eternal rest. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy
Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the
unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.
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V. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.*
R. and let my cry come unto Thee.
V. Benedicamus Domino.
V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Deo gratias.
V. Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei V. May the souls of the faithful departed through
requiescant in pace.
the mercy of God rest in peace.
R. Amen.
R. Amen.
During Advent:
Ant. Ecce Dominus veniet, et omnes Sancti ejus
cum eo, et erit in die illa lux magna, Alleluia.
Ant. Behold, the Lord shall come, and all His

Saints with Him, and in that day there shall be
great light, Alleluia.
V. Ecce apparebit Dominus super nubem

candidam.
V. Behold, the Lord shall appear upon a shining

cloud.
R. Et cum eo Sanctorum millia.
R. And with Him thousands of Saints.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Conscientias
Cleanse our consciences, we beseech Thee,
V. Domine, exaudi orationem meam, &c.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer. as above
nostras, quaesumus Domine,

visitando purifica, ut veniens Jesus Christus
Filius tuus Dominus noster cum omnibus Sanctis
paratam sibi in nobis inveniat mansionem. Qui te
cum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus sancti Deus
per omnia saecula saeculorum, R. Amen.
O
Lord, by Thy visitation, that when Jesus Christ
Thy Son, our Lord, shall come with all the
Saints, He may find within us a resting place
made ready for Him. Who liveth and reigneth
with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,
world without end. R. Amen.
* Here and elsewhere, before and after the Prayer, if a Priest or deacon is saying the Office, V. Dominus vobiscum and
R. Et cum spiritu tuo are said instead of the V. Domine, exaudi, etc.
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Ave, Mara, &c
Hail Mary, &c
V. Converte nos, Deus salutaris noster.
V. Convert us, O God our Saviour.

R. And turn away Thine anger from us.
V. O God hasten to mine aid.
R. Et averte iram tuam a nobis.

V. Deus in adjutorium meum intende.
R. Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to

the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia.
Alleluia, or Praise be to Thee, O King of glory
everlasting.
Ps. 128
V. Gloria Patri, et Flio, et Spirtui Sancto.

R. Sicut erat in princpio, et nunc, et semper, et in
scula sculrum. Amen.
Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, Rex aterne
gloriae.
Saepe
Often
Saepe expugnaverunt me a juventute mea:

*etenim non potuerunt mihi.
Often have they fought against me from my

youth; but they could not prevail against me.
Supra dorsum meum fabricaverunt peccatores: *

prolongaverunt iniquatem suam.
The wicked have wrought upon my back: they

have prolonged their iniquity.
Dominus justus concidit cervices peccatorum: *

confundantur, et convertantur retrorsum omnes
qui oderunt Sion.
The Just Lord hath hewn asunder the necks of

sinners: let them all be confounded and turned
back that hate Sion.
Fiant sicut foenum tectorum:* quod priusquam

evellatur, exaruit.
Let them be as grass of the housestops, which

withereth before it be plucked up:
De quo non implevit manum suam qui metit, * et

sinum suum qui manipulos colligit.
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he

that gatheth the sheaves, his bosom.
Et non dixerunt qui praeteribant: Benedictio

Domini super vos: * benediximus vobis in
nomine Domini.
And they that pass by say not:The blessing of the

Lord be upon you: we bless you in the Name of
the Lord.
expugnaverunt me a juventute mea: *

dicat nunc Israel.
Gloria Patri.
have they fought against me from my

youth; let Israel now say.
Glory be, etc.

Ps. 129
DE profundis clamvi ad te, Dmine: Dmine, OUT
of the depths have I cried unto Thee,

O Lord: Lord, hear my voice.
exudi vocem meam.

Fiant aures tuae
deprecationis meae.
intendentes:
in
vocem
Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my

supplication.
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Si iniquittes observaveris, Dmine: Dmine,
quis sustinebit.
If Thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord,

who shall stand?
Quia apud te propitiatio est: et propter legem

tuam sustinui te, Dmine.
But there is forgiveness with Thee: because of

Thy law I wait for Thee, O Lord.
Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus: speravit

anima mea in Dmino.
My soul waiteth on His word: my soul hopeth in

the Lord.
A custodia matutina usque ad noctem: speret

Israel in Dmino.
From the morning watch even until night let

Israel hope in the Lord:
Quia apud Dminum misericordia: et copiosa

apud eum redemptio.
For with the Lord is mercy, and with Him is

plentiful redemption.
Et ipse redimet Israel, ex omnibus iniquitatibus

ejus.
Gloria Patri.
And He shall redeem Israel, from all his

iniquities.
Glory be, etc.

Ps. 130
Domine, non est exaltatum cor meum: *neque O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; nor are mine
elati sunt oculi mei.
Neque ambulavi in
mirabilibus super me.
eyes lofty.
magnis:*
neque
in
Neither do I walk in great matters nor in things

too wonderful for me.
Si non humiliter sentiebam:* sed exaltavi

animam meam:
If I have not been humbly minded, but have

lifted up my soul.
Sicut ablactatus es super matre sua, * ita

retributio in anima mea.
As a child that is weaned is upon his mother's

breast, so let my reward be in my soul.
Speret Israel in Domino, * ex hoc nunc, et usque

in saeculum.
Gloria Parti.
Let Israel hope in the Lord, from this time forth

forevermore.
Glory be, etc.
Hymn
Memento, rerum Conditor,
Remember, O creator Lord,
Nostri olim corporis.
That the Virgin's sacred womb
Sacrata ab alvo Virginis
Thou wast conceived, and of her flesh
Nascendo formam sumpseris.
Didst our mortality assume.
Maria, mater gratiae.
Mother of Grace! O Mary blest!
Dulcis parens clementiae.
To thee, sweet fount of life, we fly;
Tu nos ab hoste protege
Shield us through life, and take us hence
Et mortis hora suscipe.
Thy dear bosom, when we die.
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Jesu tibi, sit gloria
O Jesu! Born of Virgin bright,
Qui natus es de Virgine.
Immortal glory be to Thee;
Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu,
Praise to the Father infinite,
In sempiterna saecula. Amen.

And holy Ghost eternally. Amen.
Little ChapterEcclus. xxiv

Ego Mater pulchrae dilectionis, et timoris, et I am the Mother of fair love and of fear, and of
agnitionis, et sanctae spei.
knowledge, and of holy hope.
R. Deo gratias.
V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises

of Christ.
During Advent:
Little ChapterIsa. vii
Ecce virgo concipiet, et pariet Filium, et Behold a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son,
vocabitur nomen ejus Emmanuel. Butteryum et and His name shall be called Emmanuel: Butter
mel commedet, ut sciat reprobare malum, et and honey shall He eat, that He may know to
eligere bonum.
refuse evil and to choose good.
R. Deo gratias.
V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae.
V. The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.

R. And she conceived of the Holy Ghost
Ant. Sub tuum praesidium
Ant: We fly to thy patronage.
During Eastertide, instead of the above, is said:

Ant. Regina Coeli
Ant: Queen of Heaven.
During Advent:
Ant. Spiritus Sancti.
Ant: The Holy Ghost.

Ant. Magnum haereditatis.
Ant: How great the mystery of our inheritence.
Canticle of Simeon.Luke 2, 29-32.
Nunc
dimittis servum tuum, Domine, *

secundum verbum tuum in pace.
Quia viderunt oculi mei*salutare tuum:
Now Thou dost dismiss Thy servant, O Lord,

according to Thy word in peace.
Because my eyes have seen Thy salvation,
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Quod parasti* ante faciem omnium populorum.
Lumen ad revelationemGentium,* et gloriam
plebis tuae Israel.
Gloria Patri.
Which Thou hast prepared before the face of all

peoples:
A Light to the revelation of the Gentiles, and a
glory of Thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
From Candelmass till Advent:

Ant. Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, Sancta
Dei Genetrix: nostras deprecationes ne despicias
in necessitatibus nostris, sed a periculis cunctis
libera nos semper, Virgo gloriosa et benedicta.
During Eastertide:
Ant. Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia: quia quem
meruisti portare, Alleluia: resurrexitr sicut dixit,
Alleluia:ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
During Advent:
Ant. Spiritus Sanctus in te descendet, Maria: ne
Ant. Magnum haereditatis mysterium! Templum
Dei factus est uterus nescientis virum: non est
venient dicentes: Gloria tibi Domine.
Ant: We fly to thy patronage, O Holy Mother of

God, despise not our petitions in our necessities,
but deliver us from all dangers, O ever glorious
and blessed Virgin.
Ant: O Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For He
Whom thou didst merit to bear, alleluia, hast
arisen, as He said, alleluia. Pray for us to God,
alleluia.
Ant: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,
the Son of God, Alleluia.
Ant: And how great the mystery of our
inheritence! The womb of that one knoweth not
man hath become the temple of God! He was not
defiled in taking flesh of her. All nations shall
come and shall say: Glory be to Thee,
O
Lord.
Ant. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie,

eleison.
Ant. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord,

have mercy.
V. O lord, hear my prayer.

Oremus.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee .
Beatae
May the glorious pleading of the blessed and
et gloriosae semper Virginis Mariae,

quaesumus, Domine intercessio gloriosa nos
protegat, et ad vitam perducat aeternam. Per
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium
tuum; qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Soiritus
Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
R. Amen.
Let us pray
glorious Mary, ever a Virgin, shield us, we
beseech Thee, O Lord, and bring us to life
everlasting. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy
Son, Who livest and reignest with Thee in the
unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without
end. R. Amen.
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During Advent:
Oremus.
Deus,
qui de beatae Mariae Virginisutero

Suscipere voluisti: praesta supplicibus tuis: ut
qui vere eam Genetricem Dei credimus, ejus
apud te intercessionibus adjuvemur. Per eumdem
Dominum nostrum Jesuum Christum, Filium
tuum qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus
sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
R. Amen.
Oremus.
Deus,

virginitate foecum a, humano generi praemia
praestitisti: tribue, quaesumus, ut ispam pro
nobis intercedere sentiamus, per quam meruimus
Auctorem vitae suscipere Dominum nostrum
Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et
regnat in unitate Soiritus sancti Deus, per omnia
saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.
Let us Pray.
O God, Who didst will that Thine eternal Word

should take flesh in the womb of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, when the angel deliveredHis
message; grant, that Thy petitioners, who verily
assisted by her intercession. Through the same
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth
with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost.
R. Amen.
Let us pray.
O God, who by the faithful Virginity of blessed

Mary hast given to mankind the rewards of
eternal salvation; grant, we beseech Thee, that
we may experience her intercession for us, by
whom we deserved to receive the Author of life.
Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who
liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the
Holy Ghost. R. Amen.
R. Deo gratias.
The Blessing
Benedicat et custodiat nos omnipotens et May the Almighty and merciful Lord, + Father,
misericors Dominus, Pater, + et Filius, et and Son, and Holy Ghost, bless and preserve us.
Spiritus Sanctus. R. Amen.
R. Amen.
Then is said one of the following Anthems of the Blessed Virgin Mary according to the season. Except
at Eastertide it is said kneeling; so also at the end of lauds.
From Saturday before the first Sunday of Advent to Candelmas inclusive:
Alma Redemptoris Mater, quae pervia coeli
Mother of Christ! Hear thou thy people's cry.
Porta manes, et stella maris, succurre cadenti
Star of the deep and portal of the sky,
Surgere qui currat, populo: tu quae genuisti,
Mother of Him Who thee from nothing made.
Natura mirante, tuum sanctu Genitorem,
Sinking we strive and call to thee for aid:
Virgo prius ac posterius, Gabrielis ab ore,
Oh, by that joy which Gabriel brought to thee,
Sumens illud Ave, peccatorum miserere.
Pure Virgin first and last, look on our misery.
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In Advent
R. Et concepit de Spiritu sancto.
Ormus.
R. And she conceived of the Holy Ghost.

Little ChapterIsaiah 7, 14-15.
Let us pray
Gratiam tuam, qusumus, Dmine, mentibus Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace
nostris infunde; ut qui, Angelo nuntiante, Christi
Filii tui incarnatinem cognovimus, per
passionem eius et crucem ad resurrectinis
glriam perducmur. Per eumdem Christum
Dminum nostrum. R. Amen.
V. Divinum auxillium maneat semper nobiscum.
R. Amen
into our hearts, that we, to whom the incarnation

of Christ Thy Son was made known by the
message of an angel, may by His Passion and
Cross be brought to the glory of His
Resurrection. Through same Christ our Lord..
R. Amen.
V. May the Divine assistance remain always with
us.
R. Amen.
Pater, Ave, Credo in silence

From the first Vespers of Christmas onwards:
V. Post partum Virgo inviolata permansisti.
R. Dei Genetrix intercede pro nobis.
V. After Childbirth thou didst remain a pure

Virgin.
R. Intercede for us, O Mother of God.
Oremus.
Deus,

Virginitate foecunda, humano generi praemia
praestitisti: tribue quaesumus; ut ipsam pro nobis
incedere sentiamus, per quam meruimus
Jesum Christum Filium tuum: * qui tecum vivit
et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus per
omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.
Let us pray
O God, Who, by the fruitful virginity of the

blessed Mary, hast given to mankind the rewards
of eternal salvation; grant, we beseech Thee, that
whom we deserved to receive the Author of Life,
Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son. Who liveth and
reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, God world without end. R. Amen.
V. Divinum auxillium maneat semper nobis- V. May the Divine assistance remain always with
cum.
us.
R. Amen
R. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Creed, in silence.
From Candelmas until Compline on Holy Saturday exclusively:
Ave Regina coelorum,
Hail, O Queen of Heav'n enthroned!
Ave Domina Angelorum:
Hail, by angels' Mistress owned!
Salve radix, salve porta,
Root of Jesse! Gate of morn!
Ex qua mundo lux est orta
Whence the world's true Light was born.
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Gaude Virgo gloriosa,
Glorious Virgin, joy to thee,
Super omnes speciosa:
Loveliest whom in heaven they see:
Vale, o valde decora,
Fairest thou where all are fair!
Et pro nobis Christium exora.
Plead for us a pitying prayer.
V. Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata.
V. Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O Blessed

Virgin.
R. Give me the strength against thine enemies.
R. Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Concede,
O Most merciful God, grant succour unto our
V. Divinum auxillium maneat semper nobis-cum.

R. Amen
V. May the divine assistance remain always with

us.
R. Amen.
misericors Deus, fragilitati nostrae

praesidium: ut qui sanctae Dei Genetricis
memoriam agimus, intercessionis ejus aulilio a
nostris iniquitatibus resurgamus. Per eumdum
frailty; that as we celebrate the memory of the

Holy Mother of God, so by the help of her
intercession we may rise again from our sins.
Through the same Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Creed, in silence.

From Compline on Holy Saturday until None on the Saturday after Pentecost inclusively:
Regina caeli, laetare, Alleluia,
Quia quem meruisti portare, Alleluia,
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, Alleluia.

For He Whom thou didst merit to bear. Alleluia.
Resurrexit sicut dixit, Alleluia.
Hast risen as He said. Alleluia.
Ora pro nobis Deum, Alleluia.
Pray for us to God. Alleluia.
V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia.

R. For the Lord hast risen indeed. Alleluia.
R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia.

Ormus.
Let us Pray.
Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii tui, Domini O

nostri Iesu Christi, mundum ltificare dignatus
es: prsta, qusumus; ut, per ejus Genetricem
Virginem Mariam, perpetu capiamus gaudia
vit. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum.
R. Amen.
God, Who through the life, death and

Resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
hast brought great joy to the whole world, grant
we beseech Thee that through the merits of His
Virgin Mother Mary, we may attain the joys of
eternal life. Through the same Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
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V. Divinum auxillium maneat semper nobiscum.
R. Amen
V. May the Divine assistance remain always with

us.
R. Amen.
Hail Mary, Our Father, Creed, in silence.
MATINS
Ave Maria secreto
Hail Mary silently.
V. Domine, labia mea aperies.
V. Lord, Thou shalt open my lips
R. Et os meum annutiabibt laudem tuam.
R. And my mouth shall declare Thy praise.
V. Deus, in adjutorium meum intende.
Gloria Patri. &c
Glory be. &c.
Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, Rex aeternae

gloriae.
Alleluia or praise be to Thee O King of glory

everlasting.
The Invitatory
Ave, Mara, grtia plena; Dminus tecum: Ave, Hail, Mary, full of grace; The Lord is with thee:
Mara, grtia plena; Dminus tecum:
Hail, Mary, full of grace; The Lord is with thee:
Ps. 94
Venite,
exultemus Domino, jubilemus Deo

salutari nostro: praeoccupemus faciem ejus in
confessione, et in psalmus jubilemus ei.
Ave, Mara, grtia plena; Dminus tecum:
Quoniam Deus magnus Dominus, et rex magnus
super omnes deos; quoniam non repellet
Dominus plebem suam, quia in manu ejus sunt
omnes fines terrae, et altitudines montium ipse
conspicit.
Dominus tecum.
Quoniam ipsius est mare, et ipse fecit illud, et
aridam fundaverunt manus ejus: venitte,
adoremus, et procidamusante Deum: ploremus
coram Domino qui fecit nos, quia ipse est
Dominus Deus noster nos autem populus ejus, et
over pascuae ejus.
O Come, let us exult in the Lord; let us rejoice

before God our Saviour. Let us come into His
presence with thanksgiving; and rejoice before
Him with psalms.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee .
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King
above all gods; for the Lord wil not cast off His
people, for in His hand are all the ends of the
earth; and the heights of the mountains He
beholdeth.
The Lord is with thee.
For the sea is His, and He made it: and His hands
foounded the dry land. Come let us worship and
fall down before God; let us weep before the
Lord that made us; for He is the Lord our God;
and we are His people, and the sheep of His
pasture.
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Hodie si vocem ejus audieritis, nolite obdurare
corda vestra, sicut in exacerbatione secundum
diem tentationis in deserto: ubi tentaverunt me
patres vestri, probaverunt et viderunt opera mea.
Dominus tecum
To day if ye shall hear His voice, harden not your

hearts; as in the provocation, according to the
day of temptation in the wilderness: where your
fathers tempted Me, proved and saw My works.
The Lord is with thee .
Quadraginta annis proximus fui generationi huic,

et dixi: Semper hi errant corde: ipsi vero non
cognoverunt vias meas, quibus juraviin ira mea,
si introibunt in requiem meam.
Forty years long was I nigh unto that generation,

and said: They do always err in their heart; and
they have not known my ways to whom I swore
in my wrath that they should not enter into my
rest.

Glria Patri, et Flio, et Spirtui Sancto. Sicut erat
in princpio, et nunc, et semper, et in scula
sculrum. Amen.
Dominus tecum
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Lord is with thee .
Hymn
Quem terra, pontus, sidera,
The Lord, Whom earth, and air, and sea
Colunt, adorant, praedicant,

Trinam regentem machinam,
Claustram Mariae bajulat
With one adoring voice resound;

Who rules them all majesty;
In Mary's heart a cloister found.
Cui luna, sol, et omnia,

Deserviunt per tempora
Lo! In a humble Virgin's womb,

Overshadowed by Almighty power;
Perfusa coeli gratiae

Gestant puellae viscera.
He Whom the stars, and sun, and moon,

Each serve in their appointed hour.
Beata Mater munere

Cujus superna artifex
Mundum pugillo continens,
Ventris sub arca clausus est.
O Mother blest! To whom was given

Within thy compass to contain
The Architect of Earth and Heaven,
Whose hands the universe sustain:
Beata coeli nuntio,

Foecunda sancto Spiritu,
Desideratus gentibus,
Cujus per alvum fussus est.
To thee was sent an Angel down;

In thee the Spirit was enshrined;
From thee came forth that Mighty One,
The long-desired of all mankind.
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Jesu tibi sit gloria,
Qui natus es de Virgine,
In sempiterna saecula. Amen

Praise to the Father Infinite,
And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen.
We ask of Thee, Source of every grace,
This Paschal time defend our race
From sudden death and every ill,
Which in this life our pathy doth fill.
May age to age forever sing,
The Virgin's Son, and Angel's King,
And praise with the celestial host,
The Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
The three following Psalms are said on Sunday, Monday and Thursday at the Nocturn.
Ant. Benedcta tu in muliribus, et benedctus Ant: Blessed art thou amongst women, and
fructus ventris tui.
blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Ps. 8
Domine,
Quoniam elevata est magnificentia tua * super

coelos.
For Thy magnificence is exalted above the

heavens.
Ex ore infantium et lactentium perfecisti laudem

propter inimicos tuos, * ut destruas inimicum et
ultorem.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou

hast perfected praise, because of Thine enemies,
that Thou mayest destroy the enemy and the
avenger.
Dominus noster, * quam admirabile

est nomen tuum in universa terra!
Quoniam videbo coelos tuos, opera digitorum

tuorum,* lunam et stellas quae tu fundasti.
Quid est homo quod memor est ejus?* aut filius
hominis, quoniam visitas eum?
Minuisti eum paulo minus ab angelis; gloria et
honore coronasti eum, * super opera manuum
tuarum.
Omnia subjecisti sub pedibus ejus, * oves et
boves universa, in super et pecora campi.
Volucres coeli, et pisces maris, * qui per
ambulant semitas maris
Domine, Dominus noster, * quam admirabile
est nomen tuum in universa terra!
Gloria Patri, &c.
Lord, how admirable is Thy name in the

whole earth!
For I will behold Thy heavens, the works of Thy

fingers: the moon and the stars, which Thou hast
set.
What is man that Thou are mindful of him? Or
the son of man that Thou visitest him?
Thou hast made him a little less than the Angels,
Thou hast crowned him with glory and honour:
and hast set him over the works of Thy hands.
All things Thou hast put under his feet: sheep
and all oxen, yea, also the beasts also of the field.
The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, that
pass through the paths of the sea.
O Lord our Lord, how admirable is Thy name in
all the earth!
Glory be, etc.
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Ant. Benedcta tu in muliribus, et benedctus
fructus ventris tui.
Ant: Blessed art thou amongst women, and

blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Ant. Sicut myrrha electa* odorem dedisti Ant. Like choicest myrrh, you have yielded a
suavitatis, sancta Dei Genetrix.
fragrance of sweetness, O holy Mother of God.
Ps. 18
Coeli enarrent gloriam Dei, * et opera manuum The Heavens are telling the glory of God; and
ejus annuntiat firmamentum.
the firmament declareth the works of His hands.
Dies diei eructatverbum, * et nox nocti indicat

scientiam.
Day unto day uttereth speech; and night unto

night showeth knowledge.
Non sunt loquelae, neque sermones,* quorum

non audiantur voces eorum.
They are not speeches nor words, whose voices

are not heard.
In omnem terram exivit sonus eorum, * et in

fines orbis terrae verba eorum.
Unto all the earth their sound hath gone forth,

and their words unto the ends of the world.
In sole posuit tabernaculum suum;* et ipse

tamquam sponsus procedens de thalamo suo.
In the sun He hath set His tabernacle; and as a

bridegroom cometh out of his bride chamber.
Exultavit ut gigas ad currendamviam; * a summo

coelo egressio ejus.
He hath rejoiced as a giant to run His course.

His going forth is from the end of heaven.
Et occursus ejus usque ad summum ejus;* neq

est qui se abscondat a calore ejus.
And His course even unto the end thereof: and

there is none that is hid from His heat.
Lex Domini immaculata, convertens animas;*

testimonium Dominum fidele, sapientiam
praestans parvulis.
The law of the Lord is without spot, converting

souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful,
giving wisdom to the little ones.
Justitiae Domini rectae, laetificantes corda;*

praeceptum Domini lucidum, illuminans oculos.
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing

hearts: the commandment of the Lord is
lightsome, enlightening the eyes.
Timor Domini sanctus, permanens in saeculum

saeculi;*judicia Domini vera, justificata in
semetipsa.
Desiderabilia super aurum et lapidem pretiosm
multum;* et dulciora super mel et favum.
Etenim servus tuus custodit ea;* in custodiendis
illisretributio multa.
Delicta quis intelligit? Ab occultis meis munda
me;* et ab alienis parce servo tuo.
Si mei non fuerint dominati, tunc immaculatus
ero,* et emundaba a delicto maximo.
The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring forever

and ever: the judgements of the Lord are true,
justified in themselves.
More to be desired are they than than gold and
many precious stones: and sweeter than honey
and the honey-comb.
For Thy servant keepeth them, and in keeping
them there is great reward.
Who understandeth his sins? From my secret
ones cleanse me, O Lord: and from strangers
spare Thy servant.
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Et erunt ut complaceant eloquia oris mei in
conspectu tuo semper.
Domine, adjutor meus, * et redemptor meus.
If they shall have no dominion over me, then

shall I be without spot: and I shall be cleansed
from grevious sin.
And the sayings of my mouth and the meditation
of my heart in Thy sight shall be ever pleasing.
Gloria Patri, &c.
O Lord, my helper, and my Redeemer.

Glory be, &c.
Ant. Sicut myrrha electa* odorem dedisti
suavitatis, sancta Dei Genetrix.
Ant: Like choicest myrrh, you have yielded a

fragrance of sweetness, O holy Mother of God.
Ant. Ante tuorum* hujus Virginis frequentate Ant: Before this Virgin's couch *sing us again
nobis dulcia cantica dramatis.
and again the sweet songs of the play.
Ps. 23
Dmini
est terra, et plenitdo ejus; * orbis

terrrum, et univrsi, qui hbitant in eo.
The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof:

the world, and all they that dwell therein.
Quia ipse super mria fundvit eum: * et super

flmina prparvit eum.
For He hath founded it upon the seas; and hath

prepared it upon the rivers.
Quis ascndet in montem Dmini, * aut quis

stabit in loco sancto ejus?
Who shall go up to the mountain of the Lord? or

who shall stand in His holy place?
Innocens mnibus, et mundo corde, * qui non

accpit in vano nimam suam, nec jurvit in dolo
prximo suo.
He that hath clean hands and a pure heart: who

hath not taken his soul in vain, nor sworn
deceitfully to his neighbour.
Hic accpiet benedictinem a Dmino: *et

misericrdiam a Deo salutri suo.
Hc est genertio qurntium
qurntium fciem Dei Jacob.
eum,
Attllite portas, prncipes, vestras, et elevmini

port ternles: * et introbit Rex glri.
Quis est iste Rex glri ? * Dminus fortis, et
potens; Dminus potens in proelio.
Attllite portas, prncipes, vestras, et elevmini
port ternles: * et introbit Rex glri.
Quis est iste Rex glori? * Dminus virttum,
ipse est Rex glori.
Glria Patri.&c.
He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and

mercy from God his Saviour.
This is the generation of them that seek Him: of
them that seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted
up, O eternal gates: and the King of Glory shall
enter in.
Who is this King of Glory? The Lord strong and
mighty: the Lord mighty in battle.
Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted
up, O eternal gates; and the King of Glory shall
enter in.
Who is this King of Glory? The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of Glory.
Glory be ,&c.
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Ant. Ante tuorum* hujus Virginis frequentate Ant. Before this Virgin's couch *sing us again
nobis dulcia cantica dramatis.
and again the sweet songs of the play.
The following Psalms are said on Tuesday and Friday.
Ant. Specie tua,* et pulchritudine tua, intende, Ant. In thy comeliness* and thy beauty, go forth,
prospere procede, et regna.
advance prosperously and reign.
Ps. 44
ERuctavit cor meum verbum bonum: * dico ego My heart hath uttered a good word: I address
opera mea Regi.
my works to the King.
Lingua mea calamus scriba * velociter scribentis.
My tongue is the pen of a writer that writeth

swiftly.
Speciosus forma pra filiis hominum, diffusa est

gratia in labiis tuis: * propterea benedixit te
Deus in aternum.
Accingere gladio tuo circa femur tuum, *
potentissime,
Specie tua, et pulchritudine tua * intende,
Propter veritatem, et mansuetudinem, et
justitiam: * et deducet te mirabiliter dextera tua.
Sagitta tua acuta, populi sub te cadent, * in corda
inimicorum regis.
Sedes tua, Deus, in saculum saculi: * virga
directionis virga regni tui.
Dilexisti justitiam, et odisti iniquitatem: *
propterea unxit te Deus, Deus tuus, oleo latitia
pra consortibus tuis.
Myrrha, et gutta, et casia a vestimentis tuis, a
domibus eburneis: * ex quibus delectaverunt te
filia regum in honore tuo.
Thou art beautiful above the sons of men, grace

is poured forth on Thy lips; therefore God hath
blessed Thee forever.
Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O Thou most
mighty.
With Thy comeliness and Thy beauty, bend (Thy
bow), advance prosperously and reign.
In behalf of truth and meekness and justice; and
Thy right hand shall guide Thee wonderously.
Thine arrows are sharp; under Thee shall the
peoples fall, into the hearts of the King's
enemies.
Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: the
scepter of Thy Kingdom is a scepter of
uprightness.
Thou lovest justice and hatest iniquity: therefore
God, Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of
gladness above Thy fellows.
Astitit regina a dextris tuis in vestitu deaurato, *

circumdata varietate.
Myrrh and aloes and cassia perfume Thy

garments, from out of ivory palaces: from which
king's daughters gladden Thee in Thine honour.
Audi, filia, et vide, et inclina aurem tuam: * et

obliviscere populum tuum, et domum patris
tui.
On Thy right hand standeth the Queen, in golden

raiment wrought about with variety.
Et concupiscet Rex decorem tuum; * quoniam

ipse est Dominus Deus tuus, et adorabunt eum.
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline

thine ear; forget also thine own people and thy
father's house.
Et filia Tyri in muneribus, * vultum tuum

deprecabuntur omnes divites plebis.
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Omnis gloria ejus filia Regis ab intus: * in
fimbriis aureis circumamicta varietatibus.
Adducentur Regi virgines post eam: * proxima
ejus afferentur tibi.
Afferentur in latitia et exultatione; * adducentur
in templum Regis.
Pro patribus tuis nati sunt tibi filii: * constitues
eos principes super omnem terram.
Memores erunt nominis tui,
generatione et generationem.
in
omni
Propterea populi confitebuntur tibi in aternum, *

et in saculum saculi.
And the King shall greatly desire thy beauty: for

He is the Lord thy God, and Him they shall
adore.
And the daughters of Tyre, all the rich ones of
the people, with gifts shall entreat Thy face.
All her glory (is that) of the King's daughter from
within, with fringes of gold, arrayed in divers
colours.
After her shall virgins be brought unto the King:
her neighbours shall be brought unto Thee.
With joy and gladness shall they be brought: they
shall be brought into the Temple of the King.
Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou
shalt make them princes over all the earth.
Gloria Patri, &c.
They shall be mindful of thy name from

generation to generation.
Therefore shall the people praise thee for ever:
yea forever and ever.
Glory be, &c.
Ant. Specie tua,* et pulchritudine tua, intende,
Ant. In thy comeliness* and thy beauty, go forth,

Ant. Adjuvabit eum* Deus vultu suo: Deus in

medio ejus, non commovebitur.
Ant. God shall help her* with His

countenenance; God is in the midst of her, she
shall not be moved.
Ps. 45
DEus
noster refugium et virtus:* adjutor in

tribulationibus qua invenerunt nos nimis.
Propterea non timebimus dum turbabitur terra:*
et transferentur montes in cor maris.
Sonuerunt et turbata sunt aqua eorum:*
conturbati sunt montes in fortitudine ejus.
Fluminis impetus latificat civitatem Dei:*
sanctificavit tabernaculum suum Altissimus.
Our God is our refuge and strength: a helper in

troubles, which have come upon us heavily.
Therefore shall we not fear when the earth shall
be troubled; and the mountains shall be moved
into the heart of the sea.
Their waters roar and are troubled: the mountains
are troubled at the violence thereof
The stream of the river maketh glad the city of
God: the Most High hath hallowed His
Tabernacle.
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Deus in medio ejus non commovebitur:*
adjuvabit eam Deus mane diluculo.
God is in the midst of her, she shall not be

moved: God shall help her in the morning early.
Conturbata sunt Gentes, inclinata sunt regna:*

dedit vocem suam mota est terra.
Nations were troubled, and kingdoms bowed

down: He gave forth His voice: the earth quaked.
Dominus virtutum nobiscum:* susceptor noster

Deus Jacob.
The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is

our helper
Venite et videte opera Domini, qua posuit

prodigia super terram:* auferens bella usque ad
finem terra.
Come ye and behold the works of the Lord: what

wonders He hath wroughtt upon the earth,
making wars to cease even to the ends of the
earth.
Arcum conteret et confringet arma:* et scuta

comburet igni.
Vacate et videte quoniam ego sum Deus:*
exaltabor in Gentibus, et exaltabor in terra.
Dominus virtutum nobiscum:* susceptor noster
Deus Jacob.
He shall break the bow, and snap the weapons in

sunder; and the shields shall He burn with fire.
Be still, and see that I am God: I will be exalted
among the nations, and I will be exalted in the
earth.
The Lord of hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is
our helper.
Gloria Patri.
Glory be, etc.

Ant. Adjuvabit eum* Deus vultu suo: Deus in
medio ejus, non commovebitur.
Ant. Sicut laetantium* omnium
habitatio est in te, sancta Dei Genetrix.
Ant. God shall help her* with His

countenenance; God is in the midst of her, she
shall not be moved.
nostrum Ant. As of people all rejoicing*, so is our
dwelling in thee, O holy Mother of God.
Ps. 86
FUndamenta ejus in montibus sanctis: * diligit His foundations are in the holy mountains; The
Dominus portas Sion super omnia tabernacula
Jacob.
Lord loveth the gates of Sion above all the

dwellings of Jacob.
Gloriosa dicta sunt de te,* civitas Dei .
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of

God.
Memor ero Rahab et Babylonis * scientium me.

Ecce alienigena et Tyrus, et populus Athiopum hi
fuerunt illic.
Numquid Sion dicet: Homo, et homo natus est in
ea:* et ipse fundavit eam Altissimus?
Dominus narrabit in scripturis populorum, et
principum:* horum, qui fuerunt in ea.
I will be mindful of Rahab and of Babylon that

know me.
Behold strangers and Tyre, and the people of the
Ethiopians, these were there.
Shall it not be said of Sion: This one and that
one is born in her. And the Most High Himself
hath founded her?
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Sicut latantium omnium* habitatio est in te.
The Lord shall tell it in His writings of peoples

and of princes, of them that have been in her.
Gloria Patri. &c.
As of people all rejoicing, so is our dwelling in

thee.
Glory be, &c.
Ant. Sicut laetantium* omnium
habitatio est in te, sancta Dei Genetrix.
nostrum
Ant. As of people all rejoicing*, so is our

dwelling in thee, O holy Mother of God.
The three Psalms are said on Wednesday and Saturday.

Ant. Gaude, Maria Virgo, * cunctas heareses sola
interemisti in universo mundo.
Ant. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary*alone thou hast

destroyed all heresies throughout the world.
Psalm 95
Cantate
Domino canticum novum: *cantate

Domino, omnis terra.
Sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the

Lord, all the earth.
Cantate Domino et benedicite nomini ejus:*

annuntiate de die in diem salutare ejus.
Sing unto the Lord and bless His name: tell forth
His salvation from day to day.
Annuntiate inter Gentes gloriam ejus,* in

omnibus populis mirabilia ejus.
Tell forth His glory among the Gentiles: His

wonders amongst all peoples.
Quoniam magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis:*

terribilis est super omnes deos.
For the Lord is great, and highly to be praised:

He is to be feared above all gods.
Quoniam omnes dii Gentium

Dominus autem calos fecit.
damonia:*
For all the gods of the Gentiles are devils: but the
Lord made the heavens.
Confessio et pulchritudo in conspectu ejus:*

sanctimonia et magnificentia in sanctificatione
ejus.
Praise and beauty are before Him: holiness and

majesty are in His sanctuary.
Afferte Domino, patria Gentium, afferte Domino

gloriam et honorem:* afferte Domino gloriam
nomini ejus.
Tollite hostias et introite in atria ejus:* adorate
Dominum in atrio sancto ejus.
Commoveatur a facie ejus universa terra:*dicite
in Gentibus quia Dominus regnavit.
Etenim correxit orbem terra qui non
commovebitur:* judicabit populos in aquitate.
Latentur caeli, et exultet terra: commoveatur
mare et plenitudo ejus:*gaudebunt campi, et
omnia qua in eis sunt.
Bring unto the Lord, O ye kindred of the

Gentiles, bring unto the Lord glory and honour:
bring unto the Lord glory unto His name.
Bring up sacrifices and come into his courts:
adore ye the Lord in His holy court.
Let all the Earth be moved at His presence: tell
ye among the Gentiles, that the Lord hath
reigned.
For he hath established the world the world, and
it shall not be moved: He will judge the people
with equity.
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad,
let the sea be moved, and the fullness thereof: the
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Tunc exultabunt omnia ligna silvarum a facie
Domini, quia venit :* quoniam venit judicare
terram.
Judicabit orbem terra in aquitate,* et populos in
veritate sua.
Gloria Patri, &c.
fields shall be joyful and all the things that are

therein.
Then shall all the trees of the woods rejoice
before the face of the Lord, for He that cometh:
He cometh to judge the earth.
He shall judge the world with equity, and the
peoples in His truth.
Glory be, &c.
Ant. Ant. Gaude, Maria Virgo, * cunctas heareses

sola interemisti in universo mundo.
Ant. Dignare me* laudare te, Virgo sacrata: da
mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.
Ant. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary*alone thou hast

destroyed all heresies throughout the world.
Ant. Vouchsafe that I* may praise thee, holy
Virgin; grant me might against thine enemies.
Ps. 96
Dominus
regnavit; exultet terra;* laetentur

insulae multae.
Nubes et caligo in circuitu ejus:* justitia, et
judicium correctio sedis ejus.
Ignis ante ipsum pracedet,* et inflammabit in
circuitu inimicos ejus.
Illuxerunt fulgura ejus orbi terra:* vidit, et
commota est terra.
Montes. sicut cera fluxerunt a facie Domini:* a
facie Domini omnis terrae.
Annuntiaverunt cali justitiam ejus:* et viderunt
omnes populi gloriam ejus.
Confundantur omnes, qui adorant sculptilia:* qui
gloriantur in simulacris suis.
Adorate eum, omnes angeli ejus:* audivit, et
latata est Sion.
Et exultaverunt filia juda, * propter judicia tua,
Domine:
Quoniam tu Dominus Altissimus super omnem
terram:* nimis super exaltatus es super omnes
deos.
The Lord doth reign; let the earth rejoice: let the
multitude of the isles be glad.
Clouds and darkness are round about Him:
justice and judgement are the foundation of His
throne.
Fire shall go forth before Him, and shall burn up
His enemies on every side.
His lightnings shone upon the world: the earth
saw and was moved.
The mountains melted like wax, before the face
of the Lord: yea all the earth at the presence of
the Lord.
The heavens declared His justice: and all the
peoples saw His glory.
Let them be all confounded that adore graven
things, and that glory in their idols.
Adore Him, all ye, His Angels; Sion heard, and
was glad.
And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, because of
Thy judgements, O Lord,
For Thou art Lord most high over all the earth:
Thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods.
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Qui diligitis Dominum, odite malum:* custodit
Dominus animas sanctorum suorum, de manu
peccatoris liberabit eos.
Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: the Lord keepeth

the souls of His saints; He will deliver them out
of the hand of the sinner.
Lux orta est justo,* et rectis corde latitia.
Light is risen to the just; and gladness to such as

are right of heart.
Latamini justi, in Domino:* et confitemini

memoria sanctificationis ejus.
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye Just: and give praise to

the remembrance of His holiness.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory be, &c.
Ant.Dignare me* laudare te, Virgo sacrata: da

mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.
Ant. Vouchsafe that I* may praise thee, holy

Virgin; grant me might against thine enemies.
Ant. Post partum* Virgo inviolata permansisti:

Dei Genitrix, intercede pro nobis.
Ant. After childbirth O Virgin thou didst remain

inviolate: plead for us, O Mother of God.
Ant. Angelus Domini* nuntiavit Mariae, et

concepit de Spiritu Sancto.
In Advent: Ant:The Angel of the Lord declared to

Mary, and she conceived of the Holy Ghost.
Ps. 97
Cantate
Domino
mirabilia fecit.
canticum
novum,*
quia
Sing unto the Lord a new song: for He hath

done wonderful things.
Salvavit sibi dextera ejus,* et abrachiun sanctum

ejus.
His right hand and His holy arm hath wrought

salvation for him.
Notum fecit Dominus salutare suum;*in

conspectu Gentium revelavit justitiam suam.
The Lord hath made known His salvation: He

hath revealed His justice in the sight of the
Gentiles.
Recordatus est misericordiae suae*et veritatis

suae domui Israel.
He hath remembered His mercy and His truth

toward the house of Israel.
Viderunt omnes termini terrae* salutare Dei

nostri.
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation

of our God.
Jubilate Deo omnis terra;*cantate et exultate, et

psalite.
Sing joyfully unto God, all the earth; sing,

rejoice, and give praise.
Psalite Domino in cithara, in cithara et voce

psalmi;* in tubis ductilibus, et voca tubae cornae.
Give praise unto the Lord upon the harp, upon

the harp, and with voice of psalms: with the
long trumpets and sound of the horn.
Jubilate in conspectu Regis Domini;* moveatur

mare, et plenitudo ejus; orbis terrarum, et qui
habitant in eo.
Sing joyfully before the Lord our King; let the

sea be moved, and the fullness thereof; the the
compass of the earth and they that dwell therein.
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Flumina plaudent manu, simul montes exultabunt
a conspectu Domini,* quoniam venit judicare
terram.
The rivers shall clap their hands, the mountains

shall rejoice together at the presence of the Lord:
because He cometh to judge the earth.
Judicabit orbem terrarum in justitia,* et populos

in aequitate.
He shall judge the world with justice, and the

people with equity.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory be, &c.
Ant. Post partum* Virgo inviolata permansisti:

Dei Genitrix, intercede pro nobis.
Ant. After childbirth O Virgin thou didst remain

inviolate: plead for us, O Mother of God.
Ant. Angelus Domini* nuntiavit Mariae, et

concepit de Spiritu Sancto.
In Advent: Ant. The Angel of the Lord declared

to Mary, and she conceived of the Holy Ghost.

R. Propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternam.
Pater noster, &c. secreto.
V. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem
R. Sed libera nos a malo.

R. Therefore God hast blessed thee forever.
Our Father, etc., silently.
V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil.
The following lessons, &c., are said throughout the year, except during Advent:
The Absolution
Precibus et meritis beatae Mariae semper Through the prayers and merits of Blessed Mary
Virginis, et omnium Sanctorum, perducat nos ever a Virgin, and of all the Saints, may the Lord
Dominus ad regna coelorum.
bring us to the kingdom of heaven.
R. Amen.
R. Amen.
V. Jube domne, benedicere.
V. Pray, a blessing.
The Blessing
Nos cum prole pia benedicat Virgo Maria.
May the Virgin Mary, with her loving Child,
R. Amen.
bless us.
R. Amen.
Lesson 1. Ecclesiasticus 24 11-13.
In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et haereditate
Domini morabor. Tunc praecepit, et dixit mihi
Creator omnium: et qui creavit me, requievit in
tabernaculo meo, et dixit mihi: In Jacob inhabita,
et in Israel haereditare, et in electis meis mitte
radices. Tu autem Domine, miserere nobis.
R. Deo gratias.
In all these I sought rest, and I shall abide in the

inheritance of the Lord. Then the Creator of all
things commanded and said to me; and He that
made me rested in my tabernacle, and He said
me: Let your dwelling be in Jacob, and your
inheritance in Israel, and take root in Mine Elect.
But Thou, Lord, have mercy on us.
V. Sancta et immaculata virginitas, quibus te

laudibus efferam nescio: Quia quem coeli capere
non poterant, tuo gremio contulisti.
V. O holy and immaculate Virgin, with what

praises I shall extol you , I know not: For He
Whom the heavens could not contain rested in
your bosom.
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R. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus
fructus ventris tui. Quia quem coeli capere non
poterant, tuo gremio contulisti.
R. Blessed are you among women, and Blessed

is the Fruit of your womb. For He Whom the
heavens could not contain rested in your bosom.
V. Pray, sir, a blessing.
The Blessing
Ipsa Virgo virginem intercedat pro nobis ad May the Virgin of virgins herself plead for us
Dominum.
before the Lord.
R. Amen.
R. Amen.
Et sic in Sion firmata sum, et in civitate And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy
sanctificata similiter requievi, et in Jerusalem city likewise I rested; and my power was in
potestas mea. Et radicavi in populo honorificato, Jerusalem. And I took root in an honourable
et in parte Dei mei haereditas illius, et in people, and in the portion of my God, His
plenitudine Sanctorum detentio mea. Tu autem, inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly
Domine, miserere nobis.
of Saints. Do Thou, Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Deo gratias.
R. Beata es Virgo Maria, quae Dominum portasti
Creatorem mundi. Genuisti qui te fecit, et in
aeternum permanes Virgo.
V. Ave Maria, gratia plena: Dominus tecum.
Genuisti qui te fecit, et in aeternum permanes
Virgo.
R. Blessed art thou , O Virgin Mary, who didst

bear the Lord, the Creator of the world: Thou
didst bring forth Him that made thee and
remainest a virgin forever.
V. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Thou didst bring forth Him that made thee and
remainest a virgin forever.
When the Te Deum is said, at the end of the Responsory is added:

Glria Patri, et Flio, et Spirtui Sancto. Genuisti
qui te fecit, et in aeternum permanes Virgo.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Ghost. Thou didst bring forth Him that
made thee and remainest a virgin forever.
V. Pray, a blessing
The Blessing
Per Virginem Matrem concedat nobis Dominus Through the Virgin Mother, may the Lord grant
salutem et pacem.
us salvation and peace.
R. Amen.
R. Amen
Quod Cedrus exaltata sum in Libano, et quasi I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon, and as a
cypressus in monte Sion; quasi palma exaltata cypress tree on Mount Sion. I was exalted like a
sum in Cades, et quasi plantatio rosae in Jerico. palm tree in Cades, and as a rose-plant in
Quasi oliva speciosa in campis, et quasi Jericho. As a fair olive tree in the plains, and as a
plantanus exaltata sum juxta aquam in plateis.
plane-tree by the water in the streets, was I
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Sicut cinnamomum et balsamum aromatizans
odorem dedi suavitatem odoris. Tu autem,
Domine miserere nobis.
R. Deo gratias.
exalted. I gave forth a sweet fragrance like

cinnamon and aromatic balm. I yielded a sweet
smell like the choicest myrrh. Do Thou, Lord,
have mercy on us.
When the Te Deum is said, the following Responsory is omitted.

R. Felix namque es, sacra Virgo Maria, et omni R. Happy indeed art thou, O holy Virgin Mary,
laude dignissima: quia ex te ortus est sol justitiae, and most worthy of all praise: For out of thee
Christus Deus noster.
arose the Sun of righteousness, Christ our God.
V. Ora pro populo, interveni pro clero, intercede V. Pray for the people, intercede for the clergy,
pro devoto femineo sexu; sentiant omnestuum plead for religious women. Let all enjoy thine
juvamen, quicumque celebrant tuam sanctam aid, who keep holy commemoration of thee. For
commemorationem. quia ex te ortus est sol out of thee arose the Sun of righteousness, Christ
justitiae, Christus Deus noster.
our God.
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to
V. Glria Patri, et Flio, et Spirtui Sancto.
the Holy Ghost. Christ our God.
Christus Deus noster.
The following Hymn, Te Deum is said from Christmas until Septuagesima, and from Easter Sunday
until Advent. When it is said the third Responsory is omitted, and Gloria Patri is said in the second
Responsory, as was noted above. In Advent and from Septuagesima until Easter it is only said on
festivals of the Blessed virgin Mary.
Te Deum
Te Deum laudamus:* te Dominum confitemur.

Te aternum Patrem * omnis terra veneratur.
Tibi omnes Angeli, * tibi coeli et universa
potestates.
Tibi Cherubim et Seraphim * incessabili voce
proclamant:
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus * Dominus Deus
Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt coeli, et terra * majestatis gloria tua.
Te gloriosus * Apostolorum chorus,
Te Prophetarum * laudabilis numerus,
Te Martyrum candidatus * laudat exercitus.
Te per orbem terrarum * sancta confitetur
Ecclesia.
Patrem * immensa majestatis.
Venerandum tuum verum * et unicum Filium.
We praise Thee, O God: we acknowledge Thee

to be the Lord.
Thee, the Father everlasting, all the erath doth
worship.
To Thee all angels, to Thee the heavens, and all
the powers.
To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim cry out without
ceasing:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts.
Full are the heavens and the earth of the majesty
of Thy glory.
Thee the glorious choir of the Apostles,
Thee the admirable company of the Prophets,
Thee the white-robed army of Martyrs doth
praise.
Thee the holy Church throughout world doth
confess,
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Sanctum quoque * Paraclitum Spiritum.
The Father: of incomprehensible Majesty,
Tu Rex gloria * Christe.
Thine adorable, true and only Son,
Tu Patris * sempiternus es Filius.
And the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete.
Tu ad liberandum suscepturus hominem, * non

horruisti Virginis uterum.
Thou, O Christ, art the King of glory.
Tu, devicto mortis aculeo, * aperuisti credentibus

regna coelorum.
Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes * in gloria Patris.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.

Thou, having taken upon Thee to deliver man,
didst not disdain the Virgin's womb.
Judex crederis * esse venturus.
Thou, having overcome the sting of death, hast

opened to believers the kingdom of heaven.
Te ergo, qusumus, tuis famulis subveni, * quos

pretioso Sanguine redemisti.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory

of the Father.
Aterna fac cum Sanctis tuis * in gloria numerari.
Thou, we believe, art the Judge to come.
Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine, * et benedic

hareditati tua.
*We beseech Thee, therefore, to help Thy

servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy
precious blood.
Et rege eos, * et extolle illos usque in aternum.

Per singulos dies * benedicimus te.
Et laudamus nomen tuum in saculum, * et in
saculum sculi.
Dignare, Domine, die isto * sine peccato nos
custodire.
Miserere nostri, Domine, * miserere nostri.
Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, super nos; *
quemadmodum speravimus in te.
In te, Domine, speravi; * non confundar in
aternum.
Make them to be numbered with Thy saint in

glory everlasting.
O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine
inheritance.
And govern them, and exalt them forever.
Day by day we bless Thee.
And we praise Thy name for ever; yea, for ever
and ever.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, to keep us without
sin.
Have mercy on us, O Lord; have mercy on us.
Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us; as we have
trusted in Thee.
In Thee, O Lord, have I trusted: let me not be

confounded forever.
The following Lessons, &c. are said during Advent:
The Absolution
Precibus meritis beatae Mariae semper Virginis, Through the prayers and merits of Blessed Mary,
et omnium Sanctorum, perducat not Dominus ad ever a Virgin, and of all the Saints, may the Lord
regna coelorum. R. Amen.
bring us to the kingdom of heaven. R. Amen.
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V. Pray, a blessing
The Blessing
Nos cum prole pia benedicat Virgo Maria.
May the Virgin Mary, with her loving Child,
bless us.
R. Amen.
R. Amen.
Lesson 1. Luke 1 26-28
Missus est Angelus Gabriel a Deo in civitatem The Angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city
Galilaeae, cui nomen Nazereth, ad Virginem of Galilee called Nazareth, to a Virgin espoused
desponsatam viro, cui nomen erat Joseph, de to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house
domo David, et nomen Virginis Maria. Et of David; and the Virgin's name was Mary. And
ingressus Angelus ad eam, dixit: Ave, gratia the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full
plena: Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou
mulieribus. Tu autem, miserere nobis.
amongst women. Do Thou, Lord have mercy on
R. Deo gratias.
us.
R. Missus est Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam
Virginem desponsatam Joseph, nuntians ei
verbum, et expavescit Virgo de lumine. Ne
timeas, Maria, invenisti gratiam apud Dominum:
Ecce concipies, et paries, et vocabitur Altissimi
Filius.
V. Dabit ei Dominus Deus sedem David patris
ejus, et regnabit domo Jacob in aeternum. Ecce
concipies, et paries, et vocabitur Altissimi Filius.
R. The Angel Gabriel was sent to Mary, the

Virgin who was espoused to Joseph, declaring to
her the word, and the Virgin trembles at the light.
Fear not, Mary, thou hast found grace with the
Lord: Behold thou shalt conceive, and shalt bring
forth, and He shall be called the Son of the Most
High.
V. The Lord God shall give unto Him the throne
of David His father, and He shall reign in the
house of Jacob forever. Behold thou shalt
conceive, and shalt bring forth, and He shall be
called the Son of the Most High.
V. Pray, a blessing.
The Blessing
Ipsa Virgo virginum intercedat pro nobis ad May the Virgin of virgins herself plead for us
Dominum.
before the Lord.
R. Amen.
R. Amen.
Lesson 2. --Luke 1 29-33
Quae cum audisset, turbata est in sermone ejus, And When she had heard these things she was
et cogitabit qualis esset ista salutatio. Et ait troubled at his saying, and thought within herself
angelus ei: Ne timeas Maria, invenisti enim what manner of salutation this should be . And
gratiam apud Deum: Ecce concipies in utero, et the Angel said unto her: Fear not, Mary, for thou
paries Filium, et vocabis nomen ejus Jesum. Hic hast found grace with God. Behold, thou shalt
erit magnus, et Filius Altissimi vocabitur, et dabit conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a
illi Dominus Deus sedem David patris ejus, et Son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus. He shall
regnabit in domo Jacob in aeternum, et regni ejus be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most
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non erit finis. Tu autem, Domine, miserere nobis.
R. Deo gratias.
R. Ave, Maria, gratia plena: Dominus tecum.

Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus
Alttissimi obumbrabit tibi: quod enim ex te
nascetur snactum, vocabitur Filius Dei.
High. And the Lord God will give unto Him the
throne of David His father, and He shall reign in
the house of Jacob for ever; and of His kingdom
there shall be no end. Do Thou, Lord, have
mercy on us.
R. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the
power of the Most High shall overshadow thee;
for the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be
called the Son of God.
V. Quomodo fiet istud, quonian virum non

cognosco? Et respondens Angelus, dixit ei:
Spiritus Sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus
Altissimi obrumbabit tibi: quod enim ex te
nascetur sanctum, vocabitur Filius Dei.
V. How shall this be done, seeing I know not

man? And the Angel answering said unto her:
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the
power of the Most High shall overshadow thee;
for the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be
called the Son of God.
V. Pray, a blessing
The Blessing
Per Virginem matrem concedat nobis Dominus Through the Virgin Mother, may the Lord grant
salutem et pacem.
to us salvation and peace.
R. Amen.
R. Amen.
Lesson 3.-- Luke 1 34-38
Dixit autem Maria ad Angelum: Quomodo fiet And Mary said to the Angel, How shall this be
istud, quoniam virum non cognosco? Et done, seeing I know not man? And the Angel
respondens, Angelus dixit ei: Spiritus Sanctus answering and said unto her: The Holy Ghost
superveniet in te, et virtus Altissimi obrumbabit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most
tibi: Ideoque et quod nascetur ex te sanctum, High shall overshadow thee; for the Holy which
vocabitur Filius Dei. Et ecce Elizabeth cognata shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of
tua, et ipsa concepit Filium in senectute sua: et God. And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she also
hic mensis sextus est illi quae vocatur sterilis: hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is
quia non erit impossibile apud Deum omne the sixth month with her who is called barren;
verbum. Dixit autem Maria: eccce ancilla for no word shall be impossible with God. And
Domini, fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Tu Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be
autem, Domine, miserere nobis.
it done to me according to Thy word. Do Thou,
Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Deo gratias.
R. Suscipe verbum, Virgo Maria, quod tibi a
Domino per Angelum transmissun est: concipies,
et paries Deum pariter et hominem. Ut benedicta
dicaris inter omnes mulieres.
R. Receive, O Virgin Mary, the word which the

Lord hath sent thee through an angel: thou shalt
conceive, and shalt bring forth both God and
man, that thou mayest be called blessed amongst
all women.
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The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin MaryLauds

V. Paries quidem Filium, et virginitatis non
patieris detrimentum: efficeris gravida, et eris
mater semper intacta. Ut benedicta dicaris inter
omnes mulieres. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui
Sancto. Ut benedicta dicaris inter omnes
mulieres.
V. Yea, thou shalt bring forth a Son, and shalt

suffer no loss of virginity: thou shalt be with
child, and shalt be a mother ever undefiled. That
thou mayest be called blessed amongst all
women. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost. That thou mayest be
called blessed amongst all women.
LAUDS
Gloria Patri. &c
Glory be. &c.
Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, Rex aeternae

gloriae.
Ant. Assumpta* est Maria in coelum, gaudent
Alleluia or praise be to Thee O King of glory

everlasting.
Angeli, laudantes benedicunt Dominum.
Ant. Mary was taken up* into heaven, the angels

rejoice, and praising, bless the Lord.
During Advent:
Ant. Missus est* Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam
Ant. The Angel Gabriel was sent* to Mary, the

Virgin who was espoused to Joseph.

Ant. O admirabile commercium!* Creator Ant. O wonderous union! The Creator of
generis humani, animatum corpus sumens, de mankind, taking a living body, vouchsafed to be
Virgine nasci dignatus est: et procedens homo born of a Virgin, and becoming man, conceived
sine semine, largitus est nobis suam Deitatem.
Ps. 92
Dominus
regnavit, decorum indutus est,*

indutus est Dominum fortudinem, et praecinxit
se.
Etenim firmavit
commovebitur.
orbem
terrae,*
qui
non
Parata sedes tua ex tunc, * a saeculo tu es.
The Lord reigneth: He is clothed with beauty:

the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath
girdled Himself.
For He hath established the world which shalt
not be moved.
Elevaverunt flumina vocem suam.
Thy throne is prepared of old: Thou art from

everlasting.
Eleaverunt flumina fluctus suos, * a vocibus

aquarum multarum.
The floods have lifted up, O Lord: the floods

have lifted up their voice.
Mirabiles elationes maris;* mirabilis in altis

Dominus.
The floods have lifted up their waves, with the

noise of may waters.
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Testimonia tua credibilia facta sunt nimis:*
Domum tuam decet sanctitudo, Domine, in
longitudinem dierum.
Gloria Patri. &c.

Ant. Maria Virgo* assumpta est ad aethereum
thalamum, in quo Rex regnum stellato sedet
solio.
During Advent:
Ant. Missus est Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam
Wonderful are the surges of the sea: wonderful is

the Lord on high.
Thy testimonies are made exceedingly
trustworthy: holiness becometh Thine house,
O Lord, to length of days.
Glory be, &c.
Ant. The Virgin Mary* is taken up into the
heavenly bride-chamber, where the King of
kings sitteth on a starry throne.
Ant. The Angel Gabriel was sent to Mary the
Virgin, who was espoused to Joseph.
Ant. Ave, Maria, * gratia plena, Dominus tecum: Ant. Hail, Mary,* full of grace, the Lord is with
thee; blessed art thou amongst women, Alleluia.
Ps. 99
Jubilate Deo, omnis terra;* servite Domino in Sing joyfully unto God, all the earth: serve ye
laetitia.
the Lord with gladness.
Introite in conspectu ejus:* in exultatione.
Come in before His presence with exceeding joy.

Know ye that the Lord He is God: He hath made
us, and not we ourselves.
Scitote quoniam Dominus ipse est Deus;* ipse

fecit nos, et non ipsi nos.
Populus ejus et oves pascuae ejus,* introite
portas ejus in confessione, atria ejus in hymnis;
confitemini illi.
Laudate nomen ejus, quoniam suavis est
Dominus; in aeternum misericordia ejus,* et
usque in generationem et generationem veritas
ejus.
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Go ye into His gates with thanksgiving, and into
his courts with hymns; and give thanks unto
Him.
Praise ye his Name: for the Lord is gracious, His
mercy is forever: and His truth tendureth from
generation to generation.
Gloria Patri, &c.

solio.
Glory be, &c.
Ant. In oderem unguentorum tuorum currimus:

adolescentulae dilexerunt te nimis.
Ant. We run after the sweet smell* of thine

ointments; maidens love thee exceedingly.
Ant. The Virgin Mary*.is taken up into the

heavenly bride-chamber, where the King of
kings sitteth on a starry throne.
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During Advent:
Ant. Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum: Ant. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with
thee; blessed art thou amongst women., Alleluia.
Ant. Fear not, Mary:* thou hast found grace
Ant. Ne timeas Maria:* invenisti gratiam apud before the Lord: behold thou shalt conceive, and
Dominum: Ecce concipies, et paries Filium, shalt bring forth a Son, Alleluia.
Alleluia.
vellus descendisti ut salvum faceres genus
humanum: te laudamus Deus noster.
Ant. When Thou wert wonderously born of a

Virgin, then were the Scriptures fulfilled; Thou
camest down like the rainupon the fleece, that
our God.
Ant. Rubum, quem viderat Moyses* incom- Ant. The bush which moses saw* unconsumed
bustum,
conservatam
agnovimus
tuam we acknowledge to be thine admirable virginity,
laudabilem virginitatem: Dei Genetrix, inter-cede which thou didst keep inviolate; O Mother of
pro nobis.
God plead for us.
Ps. 62
DEus, Deus, meus,* ad te de luce vigilo.
Sitivit in te anima mea,* quam multipliciter tibi

caro mea.
day.
In terra deserta, et invia, et inaquosa: * sic in

sancto apparui tibi, ut viderem virtutem tuam, et
gloriam tuam.
Quoniam melior est misericordia tua super
vitas:* labia mea laudabunt te.
Sic benedicam te in vita mea:* et in nomine tuo
levabo manus meas.
Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea:*
et labiis exultationis laudabit os meum.
Si memor fui tui super stratum meum, in
matutinis meditaoor in te:* quia fuisti adjutor
meus.
Et in velamento alarum tuarum exultabo, adhsit
anima mea post te:* me suscepit dextera tua.
Ipsi vero in vanum quasierunt animam meam,
introibunt in inferiora terra:* tradentur in manus
gladii, partes vulpium erunt.
GOD, my God, to Thee do I wake at break of
For Thee my soul thirsteth; for Thee my flesh,

longeth, O how exceedingly!
In a desert pathless, and waterless land: so have I
come before Thee in the holy place, that I might
see Thy power and Thy glory.
For Thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall
praise Thee.
Thus will I bless Thee all my life long: and in
Thy name will I lift up my hands.
Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness:
and my mouth shall praise Thee with joyful lips.
If I have remembered Thee upon my bed, on
Thee will I meditate in the morning: because
Thou hast been my helper.
And I will rejoice under the covert of Thy wings:
my soul cleaveth unto Thee : Thy right hand has
upholdeth me.
But they seek my soul in vain, they shall go into
the lower parts of the earth: they shall be
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Rex vero latabitur in Deo, laudabuntur omnis qui
jurant in eo:* quia obstructum est os loquentium
iniqua.
Non dic Gloria Patri,
delivered into the power of the sword: they shall

be portions for foxes.
But the king shall rejoice in God, all they that
swear by Him shall be praised: because of the
mouth of them that speak wicked things is
stopped.
Glory be is not said

Ps. 66
DEus misereatur nostri, et benedicat nobis: * God be merciful unto us, and bless us: cause
illuminet vultum suum super nos, et misereatur
nostri.
His countenance to shine upon us, and be

merciful unto us.
Ut cognoscamus in terra viam tuam: * in

omnibus gentibus salutare tuum.
That we may know Thy way upon earth: Thy

salvation in all nations.
Confiteantur tibi populi, Deus: * confiteantur tibi

populi omnes.
Let the peoples give thanks to Thee, O God: let

all the peoples give Thee thanks.
Latentur et exsultent gentes: * quoniam judicas

populos in aquitate, et gentes in terra dirigis.
O let the nations be glad and rejoice; for Thou

judgest the peoples with justice, and governest
the nations upon earth.
Confiteantur tibi populi, Deus, confiteantur tibi

populi omnes: * terra dedit fructum suum.
Benedicat nos Deus, Deus noster, benedicat nos
Deus: * et metuant eum omnes fines terra.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Ant. Benedicta, filia,* tu a Domino, quia per te
fructum vitae communicavimus.
During Advent:
Ant. Ne timeas, Maria: invenisti gratiam apud
Dominum: ecce concipies, et paries Filium,
Alleluia.
Let the peoples give thanks to Thee, O God: let

all the peoples give Thee thanks; the earth hath
yeilded her fruit.
May God, even our own God, bless us; and may
all the ends of the earth fear Him.
Glory be, &c.
Ant. We run after the sweet smell* of thine
Ant. Blessed art thou, daughter, * of the Lord for,
through thee do we share in the fruit of life.
Ant. Dabit ei Dominus* sedem David partis ejus,

Ant. Fear not, Mary; thou hast found grace

before the Lord: behold, thou shalt conceive, and
shalt bring forth a Son, Alleluia.
Ant. The Lord shall give unto Him* the throne of
David His father, and He shall reign for ever.

Ant. Rubrum quem viderat moyses incombustum, conservatam agnovimus tuam lauda-
Ant. The bush which Moses saw unconsumed we

acknowledge to be thine admirable virginity,
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bilem virginitatem: Dei Genetrix, intercede pro
nobis.
which thou didst keep inviolate; O mother of

God, plead for us.
Ant. Germinavit radix Jesse,* orta est stella ex

Jacob: Virgo peperit Salvatorem: te laudamus,
Deus noster.
Ant The root of Jesse hath budded, * a star hath

Arisen out of Jacob: a Virgin hath brought forth a
Saviour; we give praise to Thee, our God.
Canticle of the Three ChildrenDaniel 3, 57-88 and 56.
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, Domino: *
All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord: praise
laudate, et superexaltate eum in scula.
and exalt him above all forever.
Benedicite, Angeli Domini,

benedicite, cali, Domino.
Domino:
O ye Angels of the Lord, bless the Lord:

O ye heavens, bless the Lord.
Benedicite, aqua omnes, qua super calos sunt,

Domino: * benedicite, omnes virtutes Domini,
Domino.
O all ye waters that are above the heavens, bless

the Lord: O all ye powers of the Lord, bless the
Lord.
Benedicite, Sol et Luna, Domino: * benedicite,

stella cali, Domino.
O ye sun and moon, bless the Lord: O stars of

heaven, bless the Lord.
Benedicite, omnis imber et ros, Domino: *

benedicite, omnes spiritus Dei, Domino.
O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord:

all ye spirits of God, bless the Lord.
Benedicite, ignis et astus, Domino: * benedicite,

frigus et astus, Domino. Benedicite, rores et
pruina, Domino: * benedicite, gelu et frigus,
Domino.
O fire and heat, bless ye the Lord: O cold and

heat, bless ye the Lord.
Benedicite, glacies et nives, Domino:

benedicite, noctes et dies, Domino.
Benedicite, lux et tenebra, Domino: * Benedicite,

fulgura et nubes, Domino.
Benedicat terra Dominum;
superexaltet eum in scula.
Benedicite,
*benedicite,
Domino.
montes et colles,
universa germinantia
laudet
et
Domino:
in terra,
Benedicite, fontes, Domino: * benedicite, maria

et flumina, Domino.
Benedicite, cete et omni aqua moventur in aquis,
Domino: * benedicite, omnes volucres coeli,
Domino.
O ye dews and hoar frosts, bless the Lord: O ye

frost and cold, bless the Lord.
O ye ice and snow, bless the Lord: O ye nights
and days, bless the Lord.
O ye light and darkness, bless the Lord: O ye
lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
O let the earth bless the Lord: let it praise and
exalt him above all forever.
O ye mountains and hills, bless the Lord: O all ye
things that spring up from the earth, bless the
Lord.
O ye fountains, bless the Lord: O ye seas and
rivers, bless the Lord.
O ye whales, and all that move in the waters,
bless the Lord: O all ye fowls of the air, bless the
Lord.
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Benedicite, omnes bestia et pecora, Domino: *
benedicite, filii hominum, Domino.
O all ye beasts and cattle, bless the Lord: O ye

sons of men, bless the Lord.
Benedicat Israel Dominum: * laudet et superexaltet eum in scula.
O let Israel bless the Lord: let him praise and

exalt Him above all forever.
Benedicite, sacerdotes Domini, Domino:*

benedicite, servi Domini, Domino.
O ye priests of the Lord, bless the Lord: O ye

servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
Benedicite, spiritus et anima justorum, Domino:

* benedicite, sancti et humiles corde, Domino.
O ye spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord:

O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord.
Benedicite, Anania, Azaria, Misael, Domino: *

laudate et superexaltate eum in scula.
O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the

Lord: praise and exalt Him above all forever.
Benedicamus Patrem, et Filium, cum Sancto

Spiritu; * laudemus et superexaltemus eum in
scula.
Let us bless the Father, and the Son, with the

Holy Ghost: let us praise Him and magnify Him
forever.
Benedictus es, Domine, in firmamento cali; * et

laudabilis, et gloriosus, et superexaltatus in
scula.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of

heaven: and worthy of praise, and glorious, and
magnified for ever.
Non dic Gloria Patri.

Ant. Benedicta, filia, tu a Domino, quia per te
fructum vitae communicavimus.
Ant. Puchra es* et decora, filia Jerusalem:
terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.
The Glory be is not said

Ant. Blessed art thou, daughter of the Lord, for
through thee we share in the fruit of life.
Ant. Thou art beautiful* and comely,
O daughter of Jerusalem: terrible as an army set
in array.
During Advent:
Ant. Dabit ei Dominus* sedem David partis ejus,
Ant. The Lord shall give unto Him* the throne of

David His father, and He shall reign for ever.
Ant. Ecce ancilla Dmini, * fiat mihi secundum

verbum tuum.
Ant. Behold the handmaid of the Lord:* be it

done unto me according thy word.

Ant. Germinavit radix Jesse, orta est stella ex
Jacob: Virgo peperit Salvatorem: te laudamus,
Deus noster.
Ant. The root of Jesse hath budded, a star hath

arisen out of Jacob: a Virgin hath brought forth a
Saviour; we give praise to Thee, our God.
Ant. Ecce Maria* genuit nobis Salvatorem, quem

Joannes, videns exclamavit dicens: Ecce Agnus
Ant. Behold Mary * hath borne us a Saviour,

Whom when John saw he called out, saying:
Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him Who
taketh away the sins of the world, Alleluia.
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Ps. 98
Laudate
Dominum de calis:* laudate eum in
PRAISE the Lord from the heavens; praise Him
excelsis.
in the heights.
Laudate eum, omnes Angeli ejus:* laudate eum,

omnes virtutes ejus.
Praise Him, all ye His angels: praise Him, all His

hosts.
Laudate eum, sol et luna: laudate eum, omnes

stella et lumen.
Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all ye

stars and light.
Laudate eum, cali calorum:* et aqua omnes, qua

super calos sunt, laudent nomen Domini.
Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens; and let all

the waters that are above the heavens praise the
name of the Lord.
Quia ipse dixit, et facta sunt:* ipse mandavit, et

creata sunt.
Statuit ea in aternum, et in sculum sculi:*
praceptum posuit, et non prateribit.
Laudate Dominum de terra,* dracones et omnes
abyssi.
Ignis, grando, nix, glacies, spiritus procellarum:*
qua faciunt verbum ejus.
Montes, et omnes colles:* ligna fructifera, et
omnes cedri.
Bestia et universa pecora:* serpentes, et volucres
pennata:
Reges terra, et omnes populi:* principes, et
omnes judices terra.
Juvenes et virgines: senes cum junioribus laudent
nomen Domini:* quia exaltatum est nomen ejus
solius.
Confessio ejus super calum, et terram:* et
exaltavit cornu populi sui.
Hymnus omnibus sanctis ejus:* filiis Israel,
populo appropinquanti sibi.
For He spake, and they were made: He

commanded, and they were created.
He hath established them for ever, and for
evermore; He has made a decree, and it shall not
pass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth, dragons, and all
deeps.
Fire, hail, snow, ice, and stormy winds, which
fulfill His word.
Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all
cedars.
Beasts and all cattle: creeping things and
feathered fowls.
Kings of the earth and all peoples; princes and all
judges of the earth.
Young men and maidens, old men and children,
let them praise the Name of the Lord; for his
Name alone is exalted.
His praise is above heaven and earth and He hath
exalted the horn of His people.
A song of praise to all His Saints; to the children
of Israel, a people drawing nigh unto Him.
Glory be to the Father, is not said.

Ps. 149
Cantate Domino canticum novum:* laus ejus
Sing unto the Lord a new song; let His praise be
in ecclesia sanctorum.
in the Church of the saints.
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Latetur Israel in eo, qui fecit eum:* et filii Sion
exsultent in rege suo.
Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him; and let

the children be joyful in their King.
Laudent nomen ejus in choro:* in tympano, et

psalterio psallant ei.
Let them praise His name in the choir; let them

sing unto Him with timbrel and psaltery.
Quia beneplacitum est Domino in populo suo:*

et exaltabit mansuetos in salutem.
For the Lord is well pleased with His people; and

He will exalt the meek unto salvation.
Exultabunt sancti in gloria:* latabuntur in

cubilibus suis.
The saints shall rejoice in glory: they shall be

joyful in their beds.
Exaltationes Dei in gutture eorum:* et gladii

ancipites in manibus eorum.
The high praises of God shall be in their mouth;

and two-edged swords in their hands:
Ad faciendam vindictam
increpationes in populis.
nationibus:*
To execute vengence upon the nations; and

chastisements among the peoples:
Ad alligandos reges eorum in compedibus:* et

nobiles eorum in manicis ferreis.
To bind their kings with fetters; and their nobles

with chains of iron.
Ut faciant in eis judicium conscriptum:* gloria

hac est omnibus sanctis ejus.
To execute upon them the judgment that is

written: such glory have all His saints.
in
Glory be is not said.

Ps. 150
Laudate Dominum in sanctis ejus:* laudate eum Praise the Lord in His holy places: praise Him
in firmamento virtutis ejus.
in the firmament of His power.
Laudate eum in virtutibus ejus:* laudate eum

secundum multitudinem magnitudinis ejus.
Praise Him in His mighty acts: praise Him

according to the multitude of His greatness.
Laudate eum in sono tuba:* laudate eum in

psalterio et cithara.
Praise him with sound of trumpet: praise Him

with psaltry and harp.
Laudate eum in tympano, et choro:* laudate eum

in cordis, et organo.
Praise Him with timbrel and choir: praise Him

with strings and organs.
Laudate eum in cymbalis benesonantibus: laudate

eum in cymbalis jubilationis:*omnis spiritus
laudet Dominum.
Praise Him upon the high sounding cymbals of

joy: let every spirit praise the Lord.
Glory be, &c.
Gloria Patri. &c.

Ant. Pulchra es et decora, filia Jerusalem:
terribilis ut castorum acies ordinata.
Ant. Thou art beautiful and comely, O daughter

of Jerusalem: terrible as a army set in array.
During Advent:
Ant. Ecce ancilla Dmini, * fiat mihi secundum
verbum tuum.
Ant. Behold the handmaid of the Lord:* be it

done unto me according thy word.
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From Christmas until Candlemas
Joannes, videns exclamavit dicens: Ecce Agnus


The Little Chapter-Canticle of Canticles 6, 8
Viderun eam filiae Sion, et beatissimam The daughters of Sion saw her, and declared her
praedicaverunt, et reginae laudaverunt eam.
most blessed; and the queens praised her.
R. Deo gratias.
O Gloriosa Virginum,
Sublimis inter sidera,
Qui te creavit parvulum
Queen of all the virgin choir,

Enthroned above the starry sky,
Who with your bosoms milk did feed
Your own Creator, Lord most high.
Lactente nutris ubere

Quod Heva tristis abstulit
Tu reddis almo germine:
Intrent ut astra flebiles,
What man had lost in hapless Eve

Your sacred womb to man restores;
You to the wretched here beneath
Hast opened Heaven's eternal doors.
Coeli recludis cardines.

Tu regis alti janua,
Et aula lucis fulgida:
Vitam datam per Virginem,
Hail, O refulgent Hall of light,

Hail, Gate august of Heaven's high King,
Through you redeemed to endless life,
Your praises let all the nations sing.
Gentes redemptae, plaudite.

Jesu, tibi sit gloria,
Qui natus es de Virgine,
O Jesu, born of Virgin bright,

Immortal glory be to You ,
Praise to the Father Infinite,
And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen.

V. Benedicta tu in mulieribus.
V. Blessed art thou among women.
R. Et benedictus fructus ventris tui.
R. And blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Ant. Beata Dei Genetrix Maria,* Virgo per-petua,
templum Domini sacrarium Spiritus Sancti: sola
sine exemplo placuisti Domino nostro Jesu
Christo: ora pro populo, interveni pro clero,
intercede pro devoto femineo sexu.
Ant. O Mary, blessed Mother of God,* ever a

Virgin, the Lord's own temple, shrine of the Holy
Ghost, thou alone as none other didst please our
Lord Jesus Christ; pray for the people; intercede
for the clergy; plead for religious women.
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During Eastertide is said instead of the above:
Ant. Regina coeli* laetare, Alleluia; quia quem
meruisti portare, Alleluia; resurrexit, sicut dixit,
During Advent:
Ant. Spiritus Sanctus* in te descendet, Maria: ne
timeas, habebis in utero Filium Dei, Alleluia
Ant. Mirabile mysterium* declaratur hodie:
innovantur naturae: Deus homo factus est: id
quod fuit permansit, et quod non erat assumpsit,
non commixtionem passus neque divisionem
Ant. O Queen of heaven,* rejoice, Alleluia; for

He Whom thou wast meet to bear, Alleluia, hath
risen, as He said, Alleluia; pray for us to God,
Alleluia.
Ant. The Holy Ghost* shall come down upon
thee, Mary; fear not, thou shalt hold within thy
womb the Son of God, Alleluia.
Ant. A wonderous mystery* is revealed to-day:
marvels are wrought. God is made man; He
remaineth what He was, and hath taken upon
Him what He was not, suffering neither neither
confusion nor division.
The Canticle of ZacharyLuke 1.
BEnedictus
Dominus Deus Israel, * quia

visitavit et fecit redemptionem plebis sua.
Et erexit cornu salutis nobis: * in domo David
pueri sui.
Sicut locutus est per os Sanctorum, * qui a saculo
sunt, prophetarum ejus.
Salutem ex inimicis nostris, * et de manu
omnium, qui oderunt nos.
Ad faciendam misericordiam cum patribus
nostris: * et memorari testamenti sui sancti.
Jusjurandum, quod juravit ad Abraham patrem
nostrum, * daturum se nobis.
Ut sine timore, de manu inimicorum nostrorum
liberati, * serviamus illi.
In sanctitate et justitia coram ipso, omnibus
diebus nostris.
Et tu, puer, Propheta Altissimi vocaberis: *
praibis enim ante faciem Domini parare vias ejus.
Ad dandam scientiam salutis plebi ejus, * in
remissionem peccatorum eorum.
BLESSED be the Lord, God of Israel, because

He hast visited and wrought redemption for His
people,
And has raised up a horn of salvation for us, in
the house of David His Servant,
As He promised through the mouth of His holy
ones, the prophets from of old;
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand
of all who hate us,
To show mercy to our forefathers and to be
mindful of His holy covenant,
O f the oath that He swore to Abraham our
father, that He would grant us,
That, delivered from the hand of our enemies, we
should serve Him without fear,
In holiness and justice before Him all our days.
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of
the Most High, for You shall go before the face
of the Lord to prepare His ways,
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Per viscera misericordia Dei nostri: * in quibus
visitavit nos oriens ax alto.
To give to His people knowledge of salvation

through forgiveness of their sins,
Illuminare his, qui in tenebris, et in umbra mortis

sedent: * ad dirigendos pedes nostros in viam
pacis.
Because of the loving-kindness of our God,

wherewith the Orient from on high has visited
us,
Gloria Patri, &c.
To shine on those who sit in darkness and in the

shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way
of peace.
Glory be to the Father, &c.

Ant. Beata Dei Genitrix Maria, Virgo perpetua,
templum Domini, Sacrarium Spiritus Sancti: sola
sine exemplo placuisti Domino nostro Jesu
Christo: ora pro populo, interveni pro clero,
intercede pro devoto femineo sexu.
Ant. O Mary blessed Mother of God, ever a

Virgin, the Lord's own temple, shrine of the Holy
Ghost; thou, alone, as none other didst please our
Lord Jesus Christ; pray for the people; intercede
for the clergy; plead for religious women.
Ant. Regina coeli* laetare, Alleluia; quia quem

meruisti portare, Alleluia; resurrexit, sicut dixit,
Ant. ( in Paschal Time ): Ant. O Queen of

heaven,* rejoice, Alleluia; for He Whom thou
wast meet to bear, Alleluia, hath risen, as He
said, Alleluia; pray for us to God, Alleluia.
Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy.
Christe, eleison.
Christ, have mercy.
Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee
From Candlemas until Christmas:

Oremus.
Deus,
qui de beatae Mariae Virginis utero,

vere eam Genitricem Dei credimus, ejus apud te
Christum Diminum nostrum. R. Amen.
Let us pray
O GOD, Who didst will that Thine eternal Word

Virgin Mary, when the angel delivered his
message: grant that Thy petitioners, who verily
Deus,
qui salutis aeternae, beatae Mariae

praestitisti: tribue, quaesumus; ut ipsam pro
O God, Who by the fruitful Virginity of blessed

Mary, hast given to mankind the rewards of
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Jesum Christrum Filium tuum. R. Amen.

whom we deserved to receive the Author of life,
Our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son. R. Amen.

Throughout the Year except in Advent:
Ant. Sancti Dei omnes, intercedere dignemini Ant. All ye saints of God vouchsafe to plead for
pro nostra omniumque salute.
our salvation and for that of all mankind.
V. Laetamini in Domino, et exultate justi.
V. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice ye just.
R. Et gloriamini, omnes recti corde.
R. And be joyful, all ye that right of heart.
Oremus
Let Us Pray
Protege,
Shield, O Lord, Thy people,
Omnes
May
R. Deo gratias.
V. Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei

V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through

the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.
R. Amen.
Domine,
populum
tuum,
et
apostolorum tuorum Petri et Pauli, et aliorum
apostolorum patrocino confidentem, perpetua
defensione conserva.
Sancti tui, quaesumus Domine, nos
ubique adjuvent: ut dum eorum merita recolimus, patrocina sentiamus; et pacem tuam nostris
concede temporibus, et ab Ecclesia tua cunctam
repelle nequitiam; iter, actuset voluntates nostras,
et omnium famulorum tuorum, in salutis tuae
prosperitate dispone; benefactoribus nostris
sempiterna bona retribue, et omnibus fidelibus
defunctis requiem aeternam concede. Per
Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium
tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus
Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
R. Amen.
ever keep them in

Thy care, who put their trust in the pleading of
Thine apostles Peter and Paul, and of the other
apostles.
all Thy saints, we beseech Thee O
Lord, everywhere come to our help, that while
we do honour to their merits, we may also enjoy
their intercession: grant Thine own peace unto
our times, and drive away all wickedness from
Thy Church; direct our way, our actions, and our
wishes and those of all Thy servants in the way
of salvation; to our benefactors render
everlasting blessings, and to all the faithful
departed grant eternal rest. Through our Lord
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth
with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,
world without end. R. Amen.
* If said by a Deacon, V. Dominus vobiscum, etc.
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During Advent:
Ant. Ecce Dominus veniet, et omnes Sancti ejus Ant. Behold, the Lord shall come, and all His
cum eo, et erit in die illa lux magna, Alleluia.
Saints with Him, and in that day there shall be
great light, Alleluia.
V. Ecce apparebit Dominus super nubem
candidam.
V. Behold, the Lord shall appear upon a shining

cloud.
R. Et cum eo Sanctorum millia.
R. And with Him thousands of Saints.
Oremus
Let us pray
Conscientias
Cleanse our consciences, we beseech Thee,
R. Deo gratias.

V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through

the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.
R. Amen.
nostris, quaesumus Domine,

visitando purifica, ut veniens Jesus Christus
Filius Dominus noster cum omnibus Sanctis
paratam sibi in nobis inveniat mansionem. Qui
tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti
Deus per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.
O
Lord, by Thy visitation, that when Jesus Christ,
Thy Son, our Lord, shall come with all the
Saints, He may find within us a resting place
made ready for for Him. Who liveth and reigneth
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, God, world
without end. R. Amen.
The following are only said if the Office is to end with Lauds. They are said at the end of the last
Hour if any other Hour follow.
Pater noster totum secreto
Our Father, &c. in silence throughout.
V. Dominus det nobis suem pacem.
V. May the Lord grant us his peace.
R. Et vitam aeternam. Amen.
R. And Life everlasting. Amen.
Then is saidkneeling, unless it be Eastertideone of the Anthems of the Blessed Virgin, according
to the season, as at the end of Compline.
* If said by a Deacon, V. Dominus vobiscum, etc.
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PRIME
Ave, Maria &c.
Hail Mary, &c.
V. Deus in adjutorium meum intende.
V. O God, hasten to mine aid.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory be, &c.
Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, Rex aeternae Alleluia or Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of
gloriae.
everlasting glory.
Hymn




During Advent:
Ant. Missus est Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam Ant. The Angel Gabriel was sent to Mary the
Ps. 53
DEUS, in nomine tuo salvum me fac: * et in SAVE me, O God, by Thy name; and judge me
virtute tua judica me.
in Thy strength.
Deus, exaudi orationem meam: * auribus percipe

verba oris mei.
Hear my prayer, O God: give ear unto the words

of my mouth.
Quoniam alieni insurrexerunt adversum me, et

fortes quaesierunt animam meam: * et non
proposuerunt Deum ante conspectum suum.
For strangers have risen up against me, and the

mighty have sought after my soul: and they have
not set God before their eyes.
Ecce enim Deus adjuvat me: * et Dominus

susceptor est animae meae.
For behold, God is my helper, and the Lord is the

protector of my soul.
Averte mala inimicis meis: * et in veritate tua

disperde illos.
Turn back the evil upon mine enemies: and

destroy them in Thy truth.
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The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin MaryPrime

Voluntarie sacrificabo tibi, * et confitebor nomini
tuo, quoniam bonum est:
I will freely sacrifice unto thee, and will give

thanks to Thy name, O Lord, for it is good.
Quoniam ex omni tribulatione eripuisti me: * et

super inimicos meos despexit oculus meus.
For Thou hast delivered me out of all my trouble;

and mine eye hath looked down upon mine
enemies.
Gloria Patri.&c.
Glory be, &c.

Ps. 84
Benedixisti
Domine, terram tuam:* avertisti

captivitatem Jacob.
Thou hast blessed Thy Land, O Lord: Thou hast

turned away the captivity of Jacob.
Remisisti iniquitatem plebis tua:* operuisti

omnia peccata eorum.
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of Thy people:

Thou hast covered all their sins.
Mitigasti omnem iram tuam:* avertisti ab ira

indignationis tua.
Thou hast softened all Thine anger: Thou hast

turned away the wrath of Thine indignation.
Converte nos, Deus, salutaris noster :* et averte

iram tuam a vobis.
Convert us, O God our Saviour; and turn away

Thine anger from us.
Numquid in aternum irasceris nobis?* aut

extendes iram tuam a generatione in
generationem?
Wilt Thou be angry with us forever: or wilt Thou

stretch out Thy wrath from generation to
generation?
Deus tu conversus vivificabis nos:* et plebs tua

latabitur in te.
Thou wilt turn again, O God, and quicken us;

and Thy people shall rejoice in Thee
Ostende nobis Domine, misericordiam tuam* et

salutare tuum da nobis.
Show us Thy mercy, O Lord; and grant us Thy

salvation.
Audiam quid loquatur in me; Dominus Deus:*

quoniam loquetur pacem in plebem suam.
I will hearken what the Lord will say within me;

for He will speak peace unto His people:
Et super sanctos suos:* et in eos, qui

convertuntur ad cor.
And unto His saints; and unto them that are

converted in heart.
Verumtamen prope timentes eum salutare

ipsius:* ut inhabitet gloria in terra nostra.
Surely His salvation is unto them that fear Him:

that glory may dwell in our land.
Misericordia et veritas obviaverunt sibi* justitia,

et pax osculata sunt.
Mercy and truth have met together: justice and

peace have kissed.
Veritas de terra orta est:* et justitia de calo

prospexit.
Truth is sprung out of the earth: and justice hath

looked down from heaven.
Etenim Dominus dabit benignitatem:* et terra

nostra dabit fructum suum.
For the Lord will give goodness: and our earth

shall yield her fruit.
Justutia ante eum ambulabit:* et ponet in via

gressus suos.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Justice shall walk before Him; and shall set His

steps in the right way.
Glory be , &c..
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Ps. 116
Laudate
Dominum omnes Gentes:* laudate

eum, omnes populi
O PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations: praise Him,

all ye peoples.
Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia

ejus:* et veritas Domini manet in aternum.
For His mercy is confirmed upon us; and the

truth of the Lord remaineth forever.
Gloria Parti. &c.
Glory be, &c.

Ant. Mary was taken up into heaven, the angels

During Advent:
Ant. Missus est Gabriel Angelus ad Mariam
Ant. The Angel Gabriel was sent to Mary the


Little Chapter--Canticle of canticles 6, 9.
Quae est ista quae progredientur quasi aurora Who is she that cometh forth as the morning
consurgens, pulchra ut luna, electa ut sol, rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible
terribillis ut castorum acies ordinata?
as an army set in array.
R. Deo gratias.
In Advent:
Little Chapter--Isa. 7
Ecce Virgo concipiet, et paret Filium, et Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and shal bear a
vocabitur nomen ejus Emmanuel. Butyrum et Son, and His name shall be called Emmaanuel:
mel comedet, ut sciat reprobare malum, et eligere butter and honey shall He eat, that He may know
bonum.
to refuse the evil and choose the good.
R. Deo gratias.
V. Dignare me laudare te, Virgo sacrata.
V. Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O Holy

Virgin.
R. Da mihi virtutem contra hostes tuos.
R. Grant me the strength against thine enemies.

Kyrie, eleison.
Lord have mercy on us.
Christe, eleison.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Kyrie, eleison.

Oremus.
Deus, qui virginalem aulam beate Mariae in qua
Let us pray.
O God, Who didst vouchsafe to chose the virgin
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habitares, eligere dignatus es: da, quaesumus; ut
sua nos defensione munitos, jucundos facias suae
interesse commemorationi. Qui vivis et regnas
cum Deo Patre in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus,
per omnia saecula saeculorum.
R. Amen.
palace of blessed Mary for Thy dwelling; grant,

we beseech Thee, that we, are shielded by her
protection, may by Thy grace join with gladness
in her commemoration. Who livest and reignest
with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, God, world without end.
R. Amen.
In Advent:
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui de beatae Mariae Virginis utero,

Christum Diminum nostrum Jesum Christum
Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate
Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula
saeculorum. R. Amen.

Virgin Mary, when the angel delivered
his message: grant that Thy petitioners, who
verily believe her to be the Mother of God, may
be assisted by her intercession. Through the same
Christ our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with
Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world
without end. R. Amen.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus,

R. Deo gratias.
R. Amen.

V. May the souls of the faithful , through the
mercy of God rest in peace.
R. Amen.

virginitate foecum a, humano generi praemia
praestitisti: tribue, quaesumus, ut ispam pro
Auctorem vitae suscipere Dominum nostrum
Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et
regnat in unitate Soiritus sancti Deus, per omnia
saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.
God, who by the fruitful Virginity of blessed

Mary hast given to mankind the rewards of
eternal salvation; grant, we beseech
Thee, that we may experience her intercession
for us, by whom we deserved to receive the
Author of life. Through the same Jesus Christ,
Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in
the unity of the Holy Ghost. R. Amen
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TERCE
Ave Maria, &c.
Hail Mary &c.

Gloria Patri. &c
Glory be. &c.
Alleluia, vel Laus tibi, Domine, Rex aeternae Alleluia or praise be to Thee O King of glory
gloriae.
everlasting.
Hymn



solio.

heavenly bride-chamber, where the King of kings
sitteth on a starry throne.
During Advent:
Ant. Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum:
benedicta tu in mulieribus, Alleluia
Ant. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with



our God.
Ps. 119
Ad
When I was in trouble, I cried unto the Lord:
Domine, libera animam meam a laiis iniquiis, *

et a lingua dolosa.
O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips and

from a deceitful tongue.
Quid detur tibi aut quid apponatur tibi, * ad

linguam dolosam?
What shall be given unto Thee, or what shall be

added unto Thee, to a deceitful tongue?
Dominum cum tribularer clamavi,* et

exaudivit me.
and He heard me.
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The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin MaryTerce

Sagitta potentis
desolatoriis.
acuta
et
carbonibus
Sharp arrows of the mighty One, with destroying

coals.
Heu mihi, qui incolatus meus prolongatus est:*

habitavi cum habitantibus Cedar:* multum incola
fuit anima mea.
Woe is me that my sojurn is prolonged: I have

dwelt with the inhabitants of Cedar: my soul
hath long been a sojurner.
Cum his, qui oderunt pacem, eram pacificus: *

cum loquebar illis, impugnabant me gratis
Gloria Patri. &c.
With them that hated peace I was peaceable:

when I spake unto them, they fought against me
without cause.
Glory be, &c.
Ps. 120
Levavi oculos meos in montes; * unde veniet I have lifted up mine eyes unto the hills, from
auxilium mihi?
whence my help shall come.
Auxilium meam a Domino, * qui fecit calum et

terram.
My help is from the Lord, Who made heaven and

earth.
Non det in commotionem:* pedem tuum, *

neque dormiet, qui custodit te.
Let Him not suffer thy foot to be moved; neither

let Him slumber that keepeth thee.
Ecce non dormitabit neque dormiet, * qui

custodit Israel.
Behold, He that keepeth Israel, shalll neither

slumber nor sleep.
Dominus custodit te, Dominus protectio tua,*

super manum dexteram tuam.
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy defence

upon thy right hand.
Per diem sol non uret te:* neque luna per noctem.
The sun shall not burn thee by day, nor the moon
by night.
Dominus custodiet te ab omni malo: * custodiat

animam tuam Dominus.
Dominus custodiat introitum tuum et exitum
tuum, * ex hoc nunc et usque in sculum.
Gloria Patri. &c.
The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the

Lord keep thy soul.
May the Lord keep thy coming in, and thy going
out, from this time forth for evermore.
Glory be, &c.
Ps. 121
Latatus sum, in his qua dicta sunt mihi: * In I was glad at the things that were said unto Me:
domum Domini ibimus.
We will go into the house of the Lord.
Stantes erant pedes nostri, * in atriis tuis,

Jerusalem.
Our feet were standing within thy courts,

O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem qua adificatur ut civitas: * cujus

participatio ejus in idipsum.
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, that is

compact together.
Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini:*

tentimonium Israel ad confitendum nomini
Domini.
For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the

Lord: an ordinence for Israel, to give thanks to
the name of the Lord.
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Quia illuc sederunt sedes in judicio, * sedes
super domum David.
For there are set up thrones of judgment, the

thrones of the house of David.
Rogate qua ad pacem sunt Jerualem, * et

abundantia diligentibus te:
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of

Jerusalem; and plenty be to them that love Thee.
Fiat pax in virtute tua: *et abundantia in turribus

tuis.
Let peace be in Thy stronghold, and plenty in

Thy towers.
Propter fratres meos et proximos meos* loquebar

pacem de te.
For my bretheren and my neighbours' sake I

spake peace concerning thee.
Propter domum Domini, Dei nostri * quasivi

bona tibi.
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God I

have sought good things for thee.
Gloria Patri. &c.
Glory be, &c.

solio.

heavenly bride-chamber, where the King of kings
sitteth on a starry throne.
During Advent:
Ant. Ave, Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum:
benedicta tu in mulieribus, Alleluia
Ant. Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with



our God.

Little Chapter Ecclesiasticus 24, 15
Et sic in Sion firmata sum, et in civitate And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy
sanctificata similiter requievi, et in Jerusalem city likewise I rested; and my power was in
potestas mea.
Jerusalem.
R. Deo gratias.
During Advent:
Egredietur virga de radice Jesse, et flos de radice
ejus ascendet: et requiescet super eum Spiritus
Domini.
R. Deo gratias.
There shall come forth a rod out of the root of

Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of of His
root, and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon
him.
R. Therefore God hath blessed thee forever.
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Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lor, have mercy upon us.



Oremus.
Deus, qui salutis aeternae, beatae Mariae
Jesum Christrum Filium tuum.
R. Amen.
Let us pray.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son.
R. Amen.
During Advent:
Oremus.
Let us pray.

R. Amen.

Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.

R.Deo gratias.
R. Amen.

R. Amen.
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SEXT
Ave Maria, &c.
Hail Mary &c.

Gloria Patri. &c
Glory be. &c.
gloriae.
everlasting.
Hymn




Ant. We run after the sweet smell of thine
During Advent:
Ant. Fear not, O Mary: thou hast found grace
Ant. Ne timeas Maria: invenisti gratiam apud
before the Lord. Behold, thou shalt conceive and
Dominum: ecce concipies, et paries Filium.
shalt bring forth a Son. Alleluia.
Alleluia.
Ant.
Rubrum
quem
viderat
moyses Ant. The bush which Moses saw unconsumed we
incombustum, conservatam agnovimus tuam acknowledge to be thine admirable virginity,
laudabilem virginitatem: Dei Genetrix, intercede which thou didst keep inviolate; O mother of
pro nobis.
God, plead for us.
Ps. 122
AD
te levavi oculos meos, * qui habitas in

coelis.
Ecce sicut oculi servorum: * in manibus
dominorum suorum.
Sicut oculi ancilla in manibus domina sua: * ita
oculi nostri ad Dominum, Deum nostrum,
donec misereatur nostri.
Miserere nostri, Domine, miserere nostri: * quia
multum repleti sumus despectione.
Unto Thee have I Lifted up mine eyes, O Thou

that dwellest in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of slaves are on the hands of
their masters,
As the eyes of a handmaid are on the hands of
her mistress: so are our eyes unto the Lord our
God, until He have mercy on us.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon
us; for we are greatly filled with contempt.
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The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin MarySext

Quia multum repleta est anima nostra: *
opprobrium abundantibus, et despectio superbis.
Yea, our soul is greatly filled: we are the

reproach to the rich, the contempt of the proud.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory be, &c.

Ps. 123
Nisi
quia Dominus erat in nobis, dicat nunc

Israel,* nisi quia Dominus erat in nobis,
Cum exsurgerent homines in nos, * forte vivos
deglutisent nos:
Cum irasceretur furor eorum in nos, * forsitan
aqua per absorbuisset nos.
Torrentem per transivit anima nostra;* forsitan
per transisset anima nostra aquam intoler-abilem.
Benedictus Dominus, * qui non dedit nos
captionem dentibus eorum.
If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let
Israel now say: If it had not been that the Lord
was with us,
When men rose up against us, perhaps they had
swallowed us up alive.
When their fury was enkindled against us,
perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.
Our soul has passed through water insupportable.
in
Blessed be the Lord, Who has been delivered as

a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers.
Anima nostra sicut passer erepta est* de laqueo

venantium.
The snare is broken, and we are delivered. Our

help is in the Name of the Lord, Who made
heaven and earth.
Laqueus contritus est,* et nos liberati sumus.

Adjutorium nostrum in nomine Domini, * qui
fecit coelum et terram.
Glory be, &c.
Gloria Patri, &c.

Ps. 124
Qui confidunt in Domino, sicut mons Sion: * They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount
non commovebitur in aeternum, qui habitat in
Jerusalem.
Sion: he shall not be moved forever that dwelleth

in Jerusalem.
Montes in circuitu ejes; et Dominus in circuitu

populi sui, * ex hoc nunc et usque in saeculum.
The hills stand round about her: even so is the

Lord round about His people from this time forth
for evermore.
Quia non relinquet Dominus virgam peccat-orum

super sortem justorum, * ut non extendant justi
ad iniquitatem manus suas,
Benefac, Domine, bonis, * et rectis corde,
Declinantes autem in obligationes, adducet
Dominus cum operantibus iniquitatem; * pax
super Israel.
Gloria Patri, &c.

For the Lord will not leave the rod of sinners

over the lot of the just, that the just may not
stretch forth their hands unto wickedness.
Do well, O Lord, unto those that are good, and
unto them that are right of heart.
But such as turn aside unto deceits, the Lord
shall number with the workers of iniquity; but
peace shall be upon Israel.
Glory be, &c.
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Ant. We run after the sweet smell of thine

During Advent:
Ant. Ne timeas Maria: invenisti gratiam apud
Dominum: ecce concipies, et paries Filium.
Alleluia.
Ant. Fear not, O Mary: thou hast found grace

before the Lord. Behold, thou shalt conceive and
shalt bring forth a Son. Alleluia.

Ant.
Rubrum
quem
viderat
moyses
incombustum, conservatam agnovimus tuam
laudabilem virginitatem: Dei Genetrix, intercede
pro nobis.
Ant. The bush which Moses saw unconsumed we

acknowledge to be thine admirable virginity,
which thou didst keep inviolate; O mother of
God, plead for us.

Little Chapter Ecclus. 24
Et radicavi in populo honorificato, et in parte Dei And I took root in an honourable people, and in
mei haereditas illius, et in plenitudine Sanctorum the portion of my God, His inheritance, and my
detentio mea.
abode is in the full assembly of Saints.
R. Deo gratias.
During Advent
Little ChapterLuke. 1
Dabit illi Dominus Deus sedem David patris The Lord God will give unto Him the throne of
ejus, et regnabit in domo Jacob in aeternum, et David His father, and He shall reign in the house
regni ejus non erit finis.
of Jacob for ever; and of His kingdom there shall
R. Deo gratias.
be no end.
V. Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
R. Et benedictus fructus ventris tui.
V. Blessed art thou amongst women,

R. And blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer

From Candlemass until Advent

Oremus.
Concede,
misericors Deus, fragilitati nostrae

praesidium: ut qui sanctae Dei Genetricis
memoriam agimus, intercessionis ejus aulilio a
nostris iniquitatibus resurgamus. Per eumdum
Let us pray.
Most merciful God, grant succour unto our

frailty; that as we celebrate the memory of the
Holy Mother of God, so by the help of her
intercession we may rise again from our sins.
Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
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During Advent
Oremus.
Let us pray

Christum Diminum nostrum. R. Amen.

From Christmas until Candlemas

Oremus.
Let us pray.

R. Amen.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son.
R. Amen.

R. Deo gratias.
R. Amen.

R. Amen.
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NONE
Ave Maria, &c.
Hail Mary &c.

Gloria Patri. &c
Glory be. &c.
gloriae.
everlasting.
Hymn



During Advent:
Ant. Ecce ancilla Domini, fiat mihi secundum
verbum tuum.

Ant. Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done
unto me according thy word.

Ant. Ecce Maria* genuit nobis Salvatorem, quem Ant. Behold Mary * hath borne us a Saviour,
Joannes, videns exclamavit dicens: Ecce
Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi, Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him Who
Alleluia.
Ps. 125
IN
convertendo Dominus captivitatem Sion,*

facti sumus sicut consolati.
When the Lord turned again the captivity of

Sion, we became like men consoled.
Tunc repletum est gaudio os nostrum, * et lingua

nostra exultatione.
Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and

our tongue with joy.
Tunc dicent inter gentes:* Magnificavit Dominus

facere cum eis.
Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The

Lord hath done great things for us them.
Magnificavit Dominus facere nobiscum;* facti

sumus laetantes.
The Lord hath done great things for us: we are

become joyful.
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The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin MaryNone

Converte, Domine, captivitatem nostram, * sicut
torrens in austro.
Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as a river in the

south.
Qui seminant in lacrymis,* in exultatione metent.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Euntes ibant et flebant,* mittentes semina sua.
They went forth on their way and wept,

scattering their seed.
Venientes autem venient cum exultatione,*

portantes manipulos suos.
Gloria Patri, &c.
But returning they shall come with joy, bring

their sheaves with them.
Glory be, &c.
Ps. 126
NIsi Dominus adificaverit domum: * in vanum Unless the Lord build a house, they labour in
laboraverunt qui adificant eam.
vain that build it.
Nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem: * frustra

vigilat qui custodit eam.
Unless the Lord keep the city, he watcheth in

vain that keepeth it.
Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere: * surgite

postquam sederitis, qui manducatis panem
doloris.
In vain do ye rise before the light: rise not till ye

have rested, O ye that eat the bread of sorrow.
Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum: * ecce

hareditas Domini, filii; merces, fructus ventris.
When He giveeth sleep to His beloved: lo,

children are an heritage from the Lord, and the
fruit of the womb a reward.
Sicut sagitta in manu potentis: * ita filii

excussorum.
Like as arrows in the hand of the mighty One, so

are the children of the outcast.
Beatus vir qui implevit desiderium suum ex ipsis:

* non confundetur cum loquetur inimicis suis in
porta.
Blessed is the man whose desire is satisfied with

them: he shall not be confounded when he
speaketh with his enemies in the gate.
Gloria Patri, &c.
Glory be, &c.

Ps. 127
Beati
omnes qui timent Dominum; * qui

ambulant in viis ejus.
Blessed are all they that fear the Lord: that walk
in His ways.
Labores manuum tuarum quia manducabis, *

beatus es, et bene tibi erit.
For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands:

blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
Uxor tua sicut viris abundans, * in lateribus

domus tua.
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the walls

of thy house.
Filii tui sicut novella olivarum, * in circuitu

mensa tua.
Thy children as olive plants, round about thy

table.
Ecce sic benedicetur homo, * qui timet

Dominum.
Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth

the Lord.
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Benedicat tibi Dominus ex Sion; * et videas bona
Jerusalem omnibus diebus vita tua.
Et videas filios filiorum tuorum; * pacem super
Israel.
Gloria Patri, &c.
May the Lord bless thee out of Sion: and mayest

thou see the good things of Jerusalem all the
days of thy life.
Mayest thou see your children's children, peace
upon Israel.
Glory be, &c.


During Advent:
Ant. Ecce ancilla Domini, fiat mihi secundum
verbum tuum.
Ant. Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done

unto me according thy word.

Joannes, videns exclamavit dicens: Ecce
Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi,
Alleluia.

Little ChapterEcclus. 24
In plateis. sicut cinnamomum et balsamum In the ways, like cinnamon and aromatic balm. I
aromatizans odorem dedi; quasi myrrha elexta gave forth a sweet fragrance like the choicest
dedi suavitatem odoris.
myrrh. I yeelded a sweet smell.
During Advent:
Little ChapterIsa. 7
Ecce Virgo concipiet, et paret Filium, et Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and shal bear a
vocabitur nomen ejus Emmanuel. Butyrum et Son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel:
mel comedet, ut sciat reprobare malum, et eligere butter and honey shall He eat, that He may know
bonum.
to refuse the evil and choose the good.
R. Deo gratias.
R. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.
Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.

R. And she conceived of the Holy Ghost
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Famulorum tuorum quaesumus Domine, delictis Forgive, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the sins of
ignosce; ut qui tibi placere de actibus nostris non
Thy servants; so that we who cannot become
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valemus, Genetricis Filii tui Domini nostri
intercessione salvemur. Qui tecum vivit et regnat
in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia
saecula saeculorum. R. Amen
pleasing to Thee from our own actions, may be

saved by the pleading of the Mother of Thy Son
our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in
the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without
end. R. Amen.
During Advent:
Oremus.
Let us pray.

Christum Dominum nostrum Filium tuum: qui
tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti
Deus, per omnia Saeculorum .R. Amen.

Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and
reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.

Oremus.
Let us pray.

Jesum Christrum Filium tuum: qui tecum vivit et
regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia
Saeculorum
R. Amen.

whom we deserved to receive the Author of
life, Our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, Who liveth
and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.

R. Deo gratias.
R. Amen.

R. Amen.
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Commemorations
1. In this Office, when a commemoration is made of a Patron Saint, it should be at Vespers and
Lauds, between the Prayer which follows the Antiphons of the Magnificat and Benedictus and the
Commemoration of Saints, Sancti Dei omnes, or Ecce Dominus veniet.
2. The commemorations given for Lauds and Second Vespers are taken when the commemoration of
a Saint, such as that of a founder of a Religious Order, is of daily occurrence.
3. These Commemorations are from the Breviarium Romanum.
Commemoration of St. Augustine
At First Vespers.
Ant. O Doctor Optime, Ecclesiae Sanctae lumen,
beatae Augustine, divinae legis amator, deprecare
pro nobis Filium Dei.
Ant. O Thou most excellent Doctor and light of

the Holy Church, St. Augustine, lover of divine
law, pray for us to the Son of God.
V. Amavit eum Dominus et ornavit eum.

R. Stolam gloriae induit eum.
V. The Lord loved him and adorned him.

R. He clothed him with a robe of glory.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Adesto
supplicationibus nostris, omni-potens

Deus, et quibus fiducium sperandae pietatis
indulges, interdente beato Augustino, confessore
tuo atque pontifice, consuetae misericordiae
tribue benignus effectum. Per Dominum, &c.
Give ear to our supplications, Almighty God,
and, as Thou hast given us grace to trust in Thy

loving kindness, so ny the intercession of blessed
Augustine, Thy confessor and bishop, grant us of
Thy goodness the fruit of Thy accustomed mercy.
Through our Lord, &c.
Lauds
Ant. Euge, serve bone et fidelis, quia in pauca Ant. Well done, faithful servant; because thou
fuisti fidelis, supra multa te constituam, dicit hast been faithful over a few things, and I will
Dominus.
place thee over many things, says the Lord.
V. Justum deduxit Dominus per vias rectas.
R. Et ostendit illi regnum Dei.
V. The just the Lord leadeth the righteous way.

R. And showeth him the kingdom of God.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Adesto, &c.
Give ear, &c.

Second Vespers
Ant. O Doctor Optime, &c. (as at First Vespers)
Ant. O Thou most excellent Doctor &c. (as at

First Vespers)
V. Justum &c.
R. Et ostendit, &c. (as at Lauds)
V. The just, &c.

R. And showeth, &c. (as at Lauds)
Oremus.
Adesto&c.
Let us pray.
Give ear &c.
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The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin MaryCommemorations

Commemoration of St. Benedict
First Vespers
Ant. Similabo eum qui aedificavit domum suam Ant. I liken him to the wise man, who built his
supra petram.
house upon a rock.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Intercessio nos, quaesumus Domine, beati

Benedicti Abbatis commendet: ut quod nostris
meritis non valemus, ejus patrocino assequamur.
Let the intercession of the blessed Abbot, St.

Benedict, we beseech Thee, O Lord, commend
us unto Thee, that what by our own merits we are
unworthy to receive, we may obtain by his
patronage.
Lauds
Dominus.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Intercessio nos, &c.
Let the intercession, &c.

Second Vespers
Ant. Hic vir despiciens mundum, et terrena Ant. This man, despising the world, and
triumphans, divinitas coelo condidit ore, manu.
triumphing over terresterial things, stored up
treasures for heaven by word and deed.
Versicles and Responses as at Lauds. Prayer as above.
Commemoration of St. Francis Seraphicus.
First Vespers
supra petram.
house upon a rock.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui ecclesiam tuam beati Francisci meritis

foetu novae prolis amplificas; tribue nobis ex
ejus imitatione terrena despicere, et coelestium
donorum semper participatione gaudere.
O God, Who, through the merits of blessed

Francis, dost enlarge Thy Church by the progeny
of a new spiritual family; grant unto us that, by
imitating him, we may despise terrestrial things,
and ever rejoice in the participation of heavenly
gifts.
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Lauds
Dominus.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui &c. as above
O God, &c. as above
Second Vespers
V. Amavit eum , &c.
V. The Lord, &c.

Commemoration of St. Clara
First Vespers
Ant. Veni sponsa Christi, accipe coronam, quam Ant. Come, O spouse of Christ, accept the crown
tibi Dominus praeparavit in aeternum.
which the Lord hath prepared for thee from
eternity.
V. Speciae tua et pulchritudine tua.
R. Intende, prospere procede et regna.
V. In thy comeliness and thy beauty.

R. Go forth, proceed prosperously, and reign.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Famulos tuos, quaesumus Domine, beatae We beseech Thee, O Lord, grant to Thy servants,
virginis tuae Clarae commemorationem res- who celebrate the commemoration of Thy holy
centes, coelestium gaudiorum sua facieas virgin Clara, that, through her intercession, we
interventione participes, et tui Unigeniti may become partakers of the heavenly joy, and
cohaeredes.
co-heirs of Thy only-begotten Son.
Lauds
Ant. Simili est regnum coelorum homini Ant. The kingdom of heaven is like to a
negotiatori quaerenti bonas margaritas; inventa merchant seeking good pearls, who, when he had
una pretiosa, dedit omnia sua et comparavit eam. found one pearl of great price, sold all that he
had and bought it.
V. Grace is poured abroad in thy lips.

R. Therefore hath God blessed thee forever.
Oremus.
Famulos tuos, &c. as above.
Let us pray.
We beseech Thee, &c. as above.
Second Vespers
Ant. Veni sponsa Christi, &c. as at First Vespers. Ant. Come, O spouse of Christ, &c. as at First
Vespers.
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V. Diffusa est , &c. as at Lauds
V. Grace is poured abroad, &c. as at Lauds
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Famulos tuos, &c. as above.
We beseech Thee, &c. as above.

Commemoration of St. Elizabeth
First Vespers
had and bought it.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Tuorum Corda fidelium,Deus miserator, illustra,

et beatae Elizabeth precibus gloriosis fac nos
prospera mundi despicere, et coelesti semper
consolatione gaudere.
Enlighten, O God of compassion, the hearts of

Thy faithful, and, through the glorious prayers of
blessed Elizabeth, cause us to despise the good
things of this world, and ever to delight in the
consolations of heaven.
Lauds
Ant. Date ei de fructu manuum suarum, et Ant. Give, her of the fruit of her hands and let
laudent eam in portis opera ejus.
her works praise her in the gates.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Tuorum Corda &c. as above
Enlighten, O God , &c. as above

Second Vespers
Ant. Manum suam aperuit inopi, et palmas suas Ant. She hath opened her hand to the needy, and
extendit ad pauperem: et panem otiosa non stretched ot her hands to the poor; and hath not
comedit
eaten her bread idle.
Commemoration of St. Dominic.
First Vespers
supra petram.
house upon a rock.

Oremus.
Deus, qui Ecclesiam tuam beati Dominici
Let us pray.
O God, Who hast vouchesafed to enlighten Thy
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confessoris tui illuminari dignatus es meritis et
doctrinis; concede, et ejus intercessione
temporabilibus non destituatur auxiliis, et
spiritualibus semper proficiat incrementis.
Church by the merits and teaching of blessed

Domenic, Thy confessor, grant that, through his
intercession, it may not be left destitute of
temporal assistance, and may continually
advance in spiritual growth.
Lauds
Dominus.

Second Vespers
V. Amavit eum , &c.
V. The Lord loved him, &c.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui Ecclesiam ,&c. as above.
O God, Who hast vouchesafed, &c. As above.
Commemoration of St. Francis De Sales

First Vespers
Ant. O Doctor Optime, Ecclesiae Sanctae lumen, Ant. O Thou most excellent Doctor and light of
beatae Augustine, divinae legis amator, deprecare the Holy Church, St. Augustine, lover of divine

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui animarum salutem beatam Franciscum confessorem tuum atque pontificem
omnibus omnia factum esse voluisti; concede
propitius, ut charitatis tuae dulcedine perfusi,
ejus dirigentibus monitis, ac suffragantibus
meritis, aeterna gaudia consequamur.
O God, by Whose gracious will, the blessed

Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all
things unto all men for the saving of their souls;
mercifully grant that, being filled with sweetness
of Thy love, we may, directed by his counsels,
and aided by his merits, attain unto the joys of
life everlasting.
Lauds
Dominus.
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Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui animarum,&c. as above.
O God, by Whose, &c. as above.
Second Vespers
Ant. O Doctor Optime, Ecclesiae Sanctae lumen, Ant. O Thou most excellent Doctor and light of
beatae Augustine, divinae legis amator, deprecare the Holy Church, St. Augustine, lover of divine
V. Justum deduxit Dominus, &c. as at lauds.
V. The just the Lord, &c. as at lauds.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui animarum ,&c. as above
O God, by Whose gracious will, ,&c. as above.
Commemoration of St. Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantal

First Vespers
had and bought it.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Omnipotens et misericors Deus, qui beatam

Joannen Franciscam tuo amore succensam
admirabile spiritus fortitudine per omnes vitae
semitas in via perfectionis donasti, quique illam
illustrare Ecclesiam tuam nova prole voluisti,
ejus meritis et precibus concede, ut qui
infirmitatis nostrae conscii de tua virtute
confidimus, coelestis gratiae auxilio cuncta nobis
adversantia vincamus.
Almighty and merciful God, Who, inflaming

blessed Jane Frances with Thy love, didst endow
her with a marvellous fortitude of spirit to pursue
the way of perfection of all the duties of life, and
was pleased through her to enrich Thy Church
with a new family; grant, through her merits and
intercession, that we, knowing our own
weakness, and trusting in Thy strength, may, by
the gift of Thy heavenly grace, overcome all
things that oppose us.
Ant. Date ei de fructu manuum suarum, et

laudent eam in portis opera ejus.
Ant. Give, her of the fruit of her hands and let

her works praise her in the gates.

Oremus.
Omnipotens et misericors, &c. as above.

Lauds
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, &c. as above.
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Second Vespers
Ant. Manum suam aperuit inopi, et palmas suas Ant. She hath opened her hand to the needy, and
extendit ad pauperem: et panem otiosa non stretched ot her hands to the poor; and hath
comedit.
not eaten her bread idle.
V. Diffusa est , &c.
V. Grace is poured abroad, &c.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Omnipotens et misericors, &c. as above.
Almighty and merciful God, &c. as above.
Commemoration of St. Vincent De Paul

Antiphon, Versicle and Response at First Vespers, Lauds, and Second Vespers are the same as for the
Commemoration of St. Dominic.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui evangelizandum pauperibus et ecclesiastici ordinis decorem promovendum beatum
Vincentium apostolica virtute roborasti, praesta
quaesumus, ut cujus pia merita venerama,
virtutum quoque instruamur exemplis.
O God, Who didst strengthen blessed Vincent

with apostolic power to preach the Gospel to the
power, and advance the honour of the
ecclesiastical order; grant, we beseech Thee, that
as we venerate his merits of charity, so we may
be instructed by the many examples of his
virtues.
Commemoration of St. Angela Merici.

First Vespers
Ant. Veni sponsa Christi, accipe coronam, quam Ant. Come, O spouse of Christ, accept the crown
tibi Dominus praeparavit in aeternum.
which the Lord hath prepared for thee from
eternity.

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui novum per beatam Angelam sacrarum

virginum collegium in Ecclesia tua florescere
voluisti: da nobis ejus intercessione angelicis
moribus vivere, ut terrenis omnibus abdicatis,
gaudiis perfrui mereamus aeternis.
O God, Who through the blessed Angela didst

cause a new community of sacred virgins to
flourish in Thy Church; grant that, through her
intercession, we may live in an angelic manner,
and renouncing all earthly things, be found
worthy to enjoy those that are eternal.
Lauds
had and bought it.

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Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui novum, &c. as above.

Ant. Veni sponsa, &c.
O God, Who through , &c. as above.

Second Vespers
Ant. Come, O spouse of Christ, &c.
The same as at First Vespers.
Versicle and Response as at Lauds. Prayer as above.
Commemoration of St. Ursula and her Companions.

Vespers and Lauds
Ant. Prudentes virgines, aptate vestras lampades: Ant. Ye wise virgins, prepare your lamps: behold
ecce sponsus venit, exite obviam ei.
the Bridegroom cometh, go forth to meet Him.
V. Adducentur Regi virgines post eam.
R. Proximae ejus afferntur tibi.
V. After her shall virgins be brought unto the

king.
R. Her companions shall be brought unto Thee.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Da nobis, quaesumus, Domine Deus noster,

sanctarum Virginum et Martyrum tuarum Ursulae
et Sociarum ejus palmas incessabili devotione
venerari: ut, quas digna mente non possumus
celebrare, humilibus saltem frequent-emus
obsequiis.
Grant us grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord our

God, to commemorate with unceasing devotion
the glorious triumphs of Thy holy martyrs,
Ursula and her companions: that whereas, by the
feebleness of our nature, we cannot duly
celebrate their memory, we may at least honour
them with humble service.
Commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi

First and Second Vespers.
{This commemoration and those that follow are peculiar to some Religious orders, which are
privileged to use them, and for this reason they are here inserted. They differ in special parts from the
Commemorations of the same Saints, as given previously, and as found in the Breviarium Romanum.}
Ant. Respice beatae Francisce, de excelso Ant. Look down, St. Francis, from the blissful
coelorum habitaculo et deprecare pro populo tuo, heights of heaven, and pray for thy people: pray
populo, quem elegisti, ut serviat coram te omni for the children thou hast chosen, that theyu may
tempore in minestro Sanctuarii Domini.
ever serve before thee in the service of the
sanctuary of the Lord.
V. Signasti, Domine, servum tuam Franciscum.
R. Signis redemptoris nostrae.
V. Thou hast signed, O Lord, Thy servant

Francis;
R. With the sign of our redemption.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui Ecclesiam tuam beati Francisci meritis

foetu novae prolis amplificas, tribue nobis ex
O God, Who, through the merits of St. Francis,

dost enlarge Thy Church by the progeny of a new
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ejus imitatione terrena despicere et coelestium
donorum semper participatione gaudere. Per
Dominum, &c.
offspring: grant unto us that, by imitating him,

we may despise the things of this world, and be
blessed in the perpetual enjoyment of Thy
heavenly gifts.
Lauds
Ant. Perfice, Pater Serafice, vineam, quam Ant. Perfect, O Seraphic Father, the vineyard
plantavit dextera tua, et exaudi preces filiorum which Thy right hand hath planted and hear the
tuorum
prayers of Thy children.
V. Signasti, Domine, &c.
V. Thou hast signed, &c.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui Ecclesiam, &c.
O God, Who, through the merits, &c.

Commoration of St. St. Clara
First Vespers
Ant. Salve, sponsa Dei virgo, sacra planta Ant. Hail, spouse of God, virgin, sacred plant of
Minorum; tu vas munditiae, tu praevia forma the Order of St. Francis, thou vessel of purity,
sororum; Clara, tuis precibus duc nos ad regna thou bright model of the Sisters: St. Clara, lead
coelorum.
us, through thy prayers, to the kingdom of
heaven.
Ant. Specie tua,* et pulchritudine tua, intende,
Ant. In thy comeliness* and thy beauty, go forth,

Oremus.
Let us pray.
Famulos tuos, quaesumus Domine, beatae virginis tuae Clarae votivam commemorationem
recensententes, coelestium gaudiorum sua facias
interventione participes et tui Unigeniti
cohaeredes, qui tecum vit, &c.
We beseech Thee, O Lord, grant that Thy

servants, who celebrate the commemoration of
Thy virgin, St. Clara, may, through her
intercession, become partakers of the heavenly
joys and co-heirs of Thine only-begotten Son,
Who liveth and reigneth, &c.
Lauds
Ant. Nonum sidus emicuit, candor lucis apparuit, Ant. A new star shines forth [sprung out], a
lux claritatis adfuit, coeli splendor enituit; nam brilliant light has appeared; light of brightness
lux, quae lucem influit, Claram clarere voluit.
[clearness] came; the splendour of heaven burst
forth; for the light, which flows in upon light,
willed to glorify Clara.
R. Propterea benedixit te Deus in aeternam.

R. Therefore God hast blessed thee forever.
Second Vespers
Ant. Salve, sponsa Dei, &c. as at first Vespers
Ant. Hail, spouse of God, &c. as at first Vespers
V. Diffusa est, &c. as at Lauds
V. Grace is poured forth, &c. as at Lauds
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Commemoration of St. Francis De Sales
First and Second Vespers
Ant. Replevit sanctum Franciscum Dominus
spiritu intelligentiae, et ipse fluenta doctrinae
ministravit populo Dei.
Ant. The Lord filled St. Francis with the spirit of

knowledge, and of his doctrine supplied the
people of God.
V. Ora pro nobis, beate Pater Francisce,

R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.
V. Pray for us, O blessed Father Francis,

R. That we may be may be made worthy of the
promises of Christ.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Deus, qui ad animarum salutem beatum Franciscum , confessorem tuum atque ponfitificem,
omnibus omnia factum esse voluisti, concede
propitius, ut caritatis tuae dulcedine perfusi, ejus
dirigentibus monitis ac suffragantibus meritis
aeterna gaudia consequamur. Per Dominum, &c.
O God, by Whose gracious will the blessed

Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all
things unto all men for the saving of their souls;
mercifully grant that, being filled with the
sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the
guidance of his counsels and by the aid of his
merits, attain unto the joys of life everlasting.
Lauds
Ant. O Olivia fructifera in domo Dei, beate Ant. O Fruitful olive in the House of God!
Francisce, ardens caritate, coruscans miraculis, Blessed Francis, all aglow with the fire of charity
fac nos ejus qua fueris lucis suavitatisque and scintillating with the brilliancy of thy
participes
miracles, make us worthy of participating in the
light and the sweetness, which thou dost enjoy.
V. Ora pro nobis,&c. As above.
V. Pray for us, &c. as above.
Oremus.
Deus, qui ad animarum, &c. as above
Let us pray.
O God, by Whose gracious will, &c. as above.
Commemoration of St. Jane Frances de Chantal

First and Second Vespers
Ant. Erat haec in omnibus famosissima, quoniam Ant. She was held in the highest esteem by all,
timebat Deum valde, nec erat qui loqueretur de because she feared God greatly; nor did any one
illa verbum malum.
speak an evil word of her.
V. Complacuit Domino in te
R. Et gaudebit super te Deus tuus.
V. The Lord was well pleased in thee.

R. And thy God rejoiced on account of thee.
Oremus.
Let us pray.
Omnipotens et misericors Deus, qui beatam

Joannem Franciscam tuo amore succensam
admirabili spiritus fortitudine per omnes vitae
Almighty and merciful God, Who didst bestow

upon St. Jane Frances, inflamed as she was with
the love of Thee, through all the walks of her
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semitasin via perfectionisdonasti, quique per
illam illustrare Ecclesiam tuam nova prole
voluisti, ejus meritis et precibus concede, ut
Qui infirmitatis nostrae conscii de tua virtute
confidimus, coelestis gratiae auxilio cuncta nobis
adversantia vincamus: Per Dominum, &c.
life, a wonderful fortitude of spirit in the pursuit

of perfection, and didst will to glorify Thy
Church through her by means of a
newSpiritual family; we beseech Thee, grant that
through her merits and prayers, we, conscious of
our own weakness and relying on Thy strength,
may, with the help of heavenly grace, overcome
all obstacles to our salvation. Through our Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.
Lauds
Ant. Fecit quod placuit Deo, et fortiter ivit in via, Ant. She did what was pleasing to God, and
quam mandavit illi propheta magnus et fidelis in walked courageously in the way which the
conspectu Dei.
prophetthe great and faithful one
commanded her, before the face of God.
V. Os suum aperuit sapientiae.
R. Et lex clementiae in lingua ejus.
V. She opened her mouth to wisdom.

R. And the law of mildness was on her tongue.
Oremus.
Omnipotens et misericors Deus, &c. as above
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, &c. as above
For the Feast of St. Jane Frances de Chantal (Aug. 21) The Antiphon, Versicle, and Are as follows
for First Vespers
Ant. Domine, qui habes omnium scientam, tu Ant. O Lord, Thou dost possess all knowledge
scis quod nunquam laetata sit ancilla tua nisi in and Thou knowest that Thy servant found no
te, Domine Deus.
other pleasure than in Thee, Lord God.
V. Sitivit in te anima mea,
R. Quam multipliciter tibi caro mea.
V. For Thee my soul hath thirsted,

R. For Thee my flesh, O how many ways!
Oremus.
Omnipotens et misericors Deus, &c. as above
Let us pray.
Almighty and merciful God, &c. as above
At Lauds: Ant. Fecit, &c. Versicle, Os suum, &c,

At Second Vespers: Ant. Erat haec, Versicle, Complacuit, &c.
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LITANY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

CALLED THE LITANY OF LORETO.
(Indulgence of 300days to those who say it devoutly.)
We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our prayers in our necessities, but deliver
us from all dangers, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin.
CHRIST, HAVE MERCY ON US.
Christ, hear us
CHRIST, GRACIOUSLY HEAR US.
God the Father of Heaven.
HAVE MERCY ON US.
God the Son, Redeemer of the World.
HAVE MERCY ON US.
God the Holy Ghost.
HAVE MERCY ON US.
Holy Trinity, one God.
HAVE MERCY ON US.
The response to each of the following ejaculations is:
PRAY FOR US.
Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Mother of Christ,
Mother of Divine Grace,
Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste.
Mother inviolate,
Mother undefiled,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of Good Counsel,
Mother of Our Creator,
Mother of our Saviour,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,

Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of Justice,
Seat of Wisdom,
Cause of our Joy,
Spiritual Vessel,
Vessel of Honour,
Singular vessel of devotion,
Mystical Rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of Ivory,
House of Gold,
Ark of the Covenant,
Gate of Heaven,
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The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The response to each of the following ejaculations is:
PRAY FOR US.
Queen of Apostles,
Queen of Martyrs,
Queen of Confessors,
Queen of Virgins,
Queen of all Saints,
Queen conceived without original sin,
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary,
Queen of Peace,
Morning Star
Health of the Sick,
Refuge for Sinners,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of Angels,
Queen of Patriarchs,
Queen of Prophets,
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world:

SPARE US, O LORD.
GRACIOUSLY HEAR US, O LORD.
HAVE MERCY ON US.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
LET US PRAY.
GRANT, we beseech Thee, O Lord God,
that we, Thy servants, may rejoice in continual health of

mind and body, through the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, be freed from present
sorrow, and enjoy eternal gladness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Indulgence of 7 years. Plenary if recited daily for a month, on the usual conditions. (S.C.I. 30 Sept.
1817)
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PRAYER BEFORE THE DIVINE OFFICE

Open Thou, O Lord, my mouth,

Dmine, os meum ad benedicndum

PRAYERS AFTER THE DIVINE OFFICE

TO the most holy and undivided Trinity, to the

humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ, crucified, to

V. Blessed is the womb of the Virgin Mary,

OUR FATHER, Who art in heaven, hallowed

noster, qui es in clis, sanctifictur

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be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be

Prayers after the Divine Office

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is

I BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, creator

in Deum, Patrem omnipotntem,

of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His

Credo in Spritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclsiam

I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy catholic